Arjun Mahendran, the former governor of the Central Bank, who has been hiding from the courts of the country and has been issued an arrest warrant by the international police, has appeared on an international channel.
It was through an interview he did with the channel yesterday (11). Arjun Mahendran had discussed the economic crisis in the country, its causes and how to get out of it in The Final Word program with CNN Philippines senior journalist Rico Hizon.
It appears that Arjuna Mahendran is engaged in discussion with the channel through Zoom video meeting from Singapore. He, who is said to have changed his name and is currently hiding, appeared in this interview under the name of Arjuna Mahendran, the former governor of Central Bank.
Arjuna Mahendran had told the channel about the reasons that led to the collapse of Sri Lanka’s economy that Sri Lanka had its own problems from 2019. Meanwhile, he has said that the bombing of churches on Easter Sunday in 2019 caused a big setback in the tourism sector and the current rising inflation was caused by the new government that cut taxes very suddenly. He has also said that the shift from chemical fertilizers to organic fertilizers has greatly affected the agricultural sector, especially the export of products in this country.
Mahendran also talked about ways to stabilize Sri Lanka’s economy, such as an increase in previous tax rates and restructuring of agricultural practices.
Mr. Arjun Mahendran is the first defendant in the case assigned regarding the Central Bank bond fraud.
The Attorney General had informed the High Court on June 16, 2020 that the International Police had reported that Arjun Mahendran had changed his name to Arjan Alexander.
Below is the interview Arjun Mahendran did yesterday (11) with CNN Philippines.
