The National People’s Power (NPP) has filed a case at the Colombo District Court seeking compensation of Rs. 100 million from former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Tissa Attanayake, for making a false statement about the government. Speaking to the media, Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala said PM Harini Amarasuriya had filed a case at the court against Tissa Attanayake in September 2024. “He made false statements against the NPP before the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. One such statement made on social media was that the NPP government was going to suspend the Kandy Perahera. In August 2024,…
“Tissa get ready to pay Rs 100 million” PM takes forward defamation case
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