Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa demanded RS 1 billion from Sri Lanka’s foreign minister, Mangla Samaraweera for alleged defamatory comments that Mr Samaraweeera had made.
The letter sent to the foreign minister warned that if the amount was not paid within 21 days, legal action would be taken against him for defamatory comments, reports asianmirror.lk.
The allegations refer to a media conference held on May 07, where MR Samaraweera alleged that Mahinda Rajapaksa had deposited $19 billion in secret offshore accounts.
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