Former President Maithripala Sirisena has sent a Letter of Demand (LoD) to Minister Mahinda Amaraweera over recent alleged defamatory statements against him.
In his LoD, Maithripala Sirisena states Minister Amaraweera had made defamatory statements to the media, claiming that he had sought Rs. 100 million from a businessman willing to contest as the Presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
He further states that Minister Amaraweera had also made defamatory statements concerning the recent SLFP Executive Committee meeting chaired under his patronage.
Maithripala Sirisena has demanded compensation of Rs. 1 billion from Mahinda Amaraweera for the inconvenience caused to him via the latter’s statements. (Newswire)
