Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Leader Udaya Gammanpila has called on the government to investigate an individual who identified himself as a top government official in the video by British Media ‘Channel 4’ on the 2019 Easter attacks aired in September last year.

The former MP made the request when addressing a special media briefing today during which he disclosed details of the report on the investigation into the Channel 4 video by the committee, headed by Retired Supreme Court Justice S.I.Imam, which was appointed by the former government.

Udaya Gammanpila said he challenges the government to appoint a committee to investigate and find out the identity of the person who claimed to be a top government official in the video.

“If the person who made comments accusing the intelligence agencies and army officers in the video clip aired on Channel 4 pretending to be a high-ranking official of the government, is currently holding a high position in the government, then the current government must take action against him for treason,” Gammanpila said.

The former MP further urged the government to take the necessary steps concerning the information that has been disclosed on the Easter attacks, instead of responding with slander.

This is the second special media briefing held by former Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila regarding the two reports related to the 2019 Easter attacks.

Last week, Gammanpila claimed that two investigation reports by the committees headed by retired Supreme Court Justices S.I. Imam and A.N.J. de Alwis, appointed by the Ranil Wickremesinghe government, had not been released to the public.

Making his first revelation, the former MP disclosed information on the report by retired justice A.N.J. de Alwis, stating that the report recommends action against former senior Police officials Ravi Seneviratne and Shani Abeysekera, who currently hold high-ranking positions in the government.

Responding to this claim, Government Spokesman Minister Vijitha Herath said the government has launched a comprehensive investigation into the 2019 Easter Attacks, including the two reports unveiled by former MP Udaya Gammanpila.

The hierarchy of the National People's Power (NPP) is being misled by some government officials due to their lack of experience, former MP Madura Vithanage said today.

A Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging Ranjan Ramanayake from contesting the parliamentary election scheduled for November 14, was dismissed by the Supreme Court.

All arrangements have been made to conduct the 2024 Advanced Level (A/L) examinations from November 25 to December 20, 2024, as scheduled, Commissioner General of Examinations Amith Jayasundara said.

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

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Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested and remanded in connection with an unregistered luxury vehicle, has been granted bail. He was taken into custody after a luxury vehicle, allegedly belonging to him, was found parked on the premises of a star-class hotel.

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Cabinet spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath today requested that public to apply for passports at the Immigration & Emigration Department only for urgent matters.

The Supreme Court today permitted the petitioners to add former President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a respondent in a Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Train services between the Maho-Anuradhapura stretch of the northern railway line resumed today. The first train departed from the Colombo Fort railway station at 5.45 am for Kankesanthurai via Anuradnapura and Jaffna.

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A total of 76 fresh complaints related to the upcoming Parliamentary elections were received, taking the total number of complaints to over 800.

Lanka IOC PLC (LIOC) reported higher revenues but profits tumbled in the quarter ended in September 2024 reflecting growing demand for fuel in a recovering economy, but the margins narrowed, taking a toll on the bottom-line.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa says the public must grant the Parliamentary majority to the SJB instead of the National Peoples’ Power (NPP) which has failed to reduce the suffering of the people as promised during the Presidential Election.

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Following the modernisation of the Maho-Anuradhapura stretch of the northern railway line, train services between Colombo and Kankesanthurai will resume tomorrow, October 28, the Sri Lanka Railway Department said.

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