By Shehan Chamika SilvaMinister Patali Champika Ranawaka today filed a defamation law suit in Colombo District Court over a false news article published in Mawbima newspaper on July 15,2016 based on a statement given by JVP provincial Councilor Wasantha Samarasinghe relating the Minister into the Rs. 1800 million Coal fraud.
He filed the case claiming Rs. 1000 million as damages for tarnishing his political reputation by the defendants, Ceylon Newspapers Pvt Lmtd, Mawbima editor- Thushara Gunaratne and Wasantha Samarasinghe.
The said news article was published based on the remarks of the JVP provincial Councilor, who named Minister Ranawaka directly into the coal fraud incident.
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