{"id":116507,"date":"2013-12-09T17:19:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T11:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=116507"},"modified":"2013-12-19T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T05:14:23","slug":"jhu-calls-for-prime-ministers-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/jhu-calls-for-prime-ministers-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"JHU Calls For Prime Minister&#8217;s Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Government&#8217;s Sinhala hardline ally the Jathika Hela Urumaya has called for the immediate resignation or arrest of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109606\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Dm_jayaratne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109606\" class=\" wp-image-109606 \" alt=\"Prime Minister D.M. 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