A - Raj Rajaratnam
B - Lalith Kotelawala
How they were known (marketed in media) to the public before?
A – Entrepreneur. The richest Sri Lankan born billionaire. A model of successful Tamil live in exile. A generous charity fund raiser.
B - Entrepreneur. The most successful businessmen in Sri Lanka having the largest number of companies in Sri Lanka. A generous charity fund raiser.
How they are known to the public now?
A – The Sri Lankan born crook that involved in the biggest fraud in hedging and share market in USA. Alleged fund raiser for terrorist organization.
B – The Sri Lankan born crook that involved in the biggest fraud involving Ponzi scheme in Sri Lanka. Alleged fund raiser for terrorist organization.
Business:
A - Founder of the Galleon Group
B - Chairman of Ceylinco Group
School Attended:
A - St. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia
B – Royal College, Colombo 7
Family Background:
A – His father J.M. Rajaratnam (senior) was born in Alvai South, Vadamaradchy. J.M. Rajaratnam was the chairman of Singer (Sri Lanka) in the 1970s
B – Nephew of ex PM Sir John Kotalawala and son of Senator Justin Kotalawela a Ceylonese politician and businessmen.
Interest on Politics:
A – Indirectly involved in politics by fund raising and opinion making.
B – Indirectly involved in politics by fund raising and opinion making.
Main business areas:
A – Hedging and Share Capital business based on insider information and other illegal means.
B – Mainly in Capital market, Banking, Credit Cards, Insurance and Property Sales business based on Ponzi scheme and other illegal means.
Known political connections:
A –One of the major contributor of the Democratic party of USA.
Known contributions:
$26,700 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
$26,200 to the Democratic National Committee Services Corp.
$11,100 to Hillary Clinton
$10,000 to the New Jersey Democratic State Committee
$4,600 to Barack Obama
$2,000 to Charles Schumer
B – Generally accepted as major supporter and fund raiser of United National Party of Sri Lana. Might have provide fund for SLFP and JVP as well.
(Contribution is unknown due to non-transparency of SL politics)
Alleged terror connections:
A – It is now revealed that Raj Rajaratnam has given more than $3.5 million to the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO), whose assets were frozen by the U.S. Treasury Department in Nov. 2007 because of its alleged ties to the Tamil Tigers. (Investigations are under way by FBI of USA)
B – Alleged of transfer of money to TRO, the financial proxy of LTTE through SOLOU and other financial and insurance companies of Seylinco group. (Investigations are under way by CID of Sri Lanka)
Connections with Dec 2004, Tsunami:
A – Pretended to be one of the key figures in international business arena involved in fund raising and charity work of Tsunami affected people.
B – Pretended to be one of the key figures in local business arena involved in fund raising and charity work of Tsunami affected people.
Where are they now?
A – Custody of FBI of USA
B – Custody of CID of Sri Lanka
Related posts:
- Raj Rajaratnam - St. Thomes College, Mt Lavinia saga. A by-story of reveal of a crook (October 18, 2009)
- Reveal - Raj Rajaratnam Funded LTTE (October 18, 2009)
References:
- Indicted N.Y. Financier Gave Big to Hillary and Terror Charity
- Raj Rajaratnam Big Democratic Booster
- Opensecrets.org
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