{"id":121514,"date":"2014-03-12T00:14:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T18:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=121514"},"modified":"2014-03-12T13:16:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T07:46:08","slug":"unp-mp-was-misled-by-mad-monk-about-his-bday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/unp-mp-was-misled-by-mad-monk-about-his-bday-party\/","title":{"rendered":"UNP MP Was Misled By Mad Monk About His B’day Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNP MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe<\/span><\/a> was only invited to participate an almsgiving ceremony at the Bellanthara Temple and was not informed about the Buddhist monk Pitiduwe Siridhamma<\/span><\/a>‘s birthday party according to Rajapakshe’s Facebook.<\/p>\n

Posting a notice on his official Facebook page a short while ago, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says; “Notice \u00a0– Mr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe along with Mr. Tissa Attanayake, General Secretary of the UNP participated in an almsgiving ceremony at the Bellanthara Temple upon the request of Rev Pitiduwe Siridhamma on 22nd February. Mr. Rajapakshe was not informed as to any other function or activity in any respect on that day. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe”<\/p>\n

Related posts;<\/p>\n

The Mad Monk\u2019s Birthday Party: Look Who His Patrons Are<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Pituduwe<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Pitiduwe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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