Bats bowl down Ravi on pre-Budget night

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake complained there were bats in his office in the Ministry of Finance.

Little wonder, when the office had not been used by his predecessor, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He operated from 'Temple Trees'.

The night before he presented his ' mini budget' on January 29, Mr. Karunanayake spent late hours in his office room.

"The bats were flying all over," he complained to a friend. To make matters worse, he said, the curtains were dirty and the floor had to be mopped.