The brutal kingpin of Club Wasantha, also known as Surendra Perera, has fueled the rumour mill. What triggered the shooting that killed this kingpin?
Video footage showed two gunmen with T-56 weapons fleeing the scene after the shootout in Athurugiriya, Colombo.
A day before the shootout, Wasantha was seen dancing and reportedly said, “I was born naked and I will go naked.”
He often appeared on video-sharing platforms, portraying himself as a people’s man and an easygoing but tough entrepreneur. Gossip on social media suggests that he had financial dealings with money launderers.
According to unverified social media reports, drug dealer Makandure Madush, who died in a police shootout, had been laundering money at casinos. Slain Wasantha Perera owned several clubs in Colom
