Chairman of this company is Joel Selvanayagam, who has had close connections with ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Namal.

Now, he is closely associating himself with top figures in the present government too.

Also, his brother Noel had close connections and business links with the Rajapaksa family.

However, top figures in the present government have intervened to make sure that Novael Construction was not implicated in the matter.