Filing a lawsuit before Colombo District Court, the Mayor of Kaduwela Municipal Council G.H. Buddhadasa had claimed a sum of Rs.100 million as damages from National Freedom Front (NFF) Media spokesman Mohammad Muzammil for making defamatory remarks on him. 

The Kaduwela Major alleged that the NFF media spokesman had made this statement with wrongful intention to defame him and had given a wrong impression to the general public that he was unconscious about country’s national policies. He further alleged that the NFF media spokesman had made a statement to media on May 22, 2014 portraying him as a scrounger (pinguttaraya - a derogatory term in Sinhala) - causing damage to his reputation.

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Meanwhile, early last month, Kaduwela Mayor Buddhadasa filed a law suit against NFF Leader Wimal Weerawansa and his secretary Priyanjith Vitharana demanding Rs 50 million over a “defamatory” article that was published in “Panchayudha” newspaper, printed by the National Freedom Front.

The newspaper was distributed among members of the National Freedom Front who participated which took place at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in May this year.

The Mayor of Kaduwela charged that his image has been tarnished by the article which was published by the “Panchayudhaya’ newspaper.