The President’s Office has corrected the list of former state officials who had returned their state vehicles following the regime change, which was recently revealed to the media.
Issuing a correction statement, the President’s Office acknowledged that it had reported Udayakantha Gunathilaka as Udayashantha Gunasekara, related to the return of a Toyota Hilux vehicle.
The President’s Office extended an apology for the inconvenience caused to former MP Udayashantha Gunasekara due to the mistake and clarified that the vehicle had been used and returned by Udayakantha Gunathilaka.
The correction comes after former MP Udayashantha Gunasekara took to social media to clarify that he had not been part of the Parliament or involved as a state official after 2020.
“I entered Parliament from the Moneragala District in 2004 and reentered in 2015, serving as a Member of Parliament until 2020. After this, I have remained an independent person and a non-member of Parliament. Due to personal reasons I have exited politics and have not engaged in any activities related to Sri Lankan politics,” he clarified.
Former MP Padma Udayashantha Gunasekara said, as such, his name has been misused, adding that he had not used such a state vehicle as claimed and that the report was false. (Newswire)
