Former Governor Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon, has sent a Letter of Demand to the Independent Television Network (ITN) seeking Rs. 100 million in damages for alleged defamation. In the legal notice, Tennakoon has requested ITN to pay the compensation within 14 days over defamatory remarks aired on its News Bulletin on January 9, 2025, and the Pattaren Eha morning program on January 10, 2025. The Letter of Demand states that the comments made by Agriculture Minister Samantha Vidyaratne during a media briefing, and further remarks by the program presenter, were false and defamatory. It claims the broadcast and online distribution of…
Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon sends Rs. 100 million Letter of Demand to ITN
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