A 250-man army contingent led by a brigadier were unable to prevent looting and burning of the home of Gnanakka, shaman to #SriLanka President @GotabayaR, media reports said.
66 year old Gnanawathi Jayasooriya, aka Gnanakka, had not see the attack coming, but believed that the loss of property was due to a “sin” she had committed in a previous birth.
She had telephoned army chief @SilvaShavendra for help after receiving calls that her compound could be attacked, Sri Lanka’s The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
She also claimed that she did not earn anything through her connections to powerful politicians. It is not clear how many mediums can materialise 250 soldiers and a brigadier with just one telephone call.
What is more intriguing is how a mob trashed a seer’s home while 250 soldiers, 10 policemen and a brigadier watched.
Houses belonging to many MPs had also been destroyed on May 9th. Read their reactions to the looting and the security offered to Gnanakka here. ⬇️
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