{"id":147882,"date":"2015-07-25T00:06:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T18:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=147882"},"modified":"2015-07-25T00:06:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T18:36:15","slug":"weerawansa-ally-in-trouble-over-forged-army-number-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/weerawansa-ally-in-trouble-over-forged-army-number-plate\/","title":{"rendered":"Weerawansa Ally In Trouble Over Forged Army Number Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPFA Anuradhapura district candidate Weerakumara Dissanayake, a key ally of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Wimal+Weerawansa&amp;x=4&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wimal Weerawansa<\/span><\/a>, is now under investigation as the Police have found nearly 3000 posters of the candidate being transported in a vehicle that had a fake army number plate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wimal.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-147883 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wimal-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Wimal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wimal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wimal-50x50.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>Police are conducting inquires to find out whether this had been done with the knowledge of the candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Dissanayake, a stalwart of the National Freedom Front, was a deputy minister of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa government.<\/p>\n<p>Police Spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunasekara told media yestersya that two individuals were also arrested with the cab. 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