{"id":156702,"date":"2016-02-01T22:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=156702"},"modified":"2016-02-01T22:52:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:22:40","slug":"mr-faction-to-boycott-govt-functions-till-yoshitha-is-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mr-faction-to-boycott-govt-functions-till-yoshitha-is-released\/","title":{"rendered":"MR Faction To Boycott Govt. Functions Till Yoshitha Is Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joint Opposition today declared that it will boycott all State events including the February 4th Independence Day celebrations, as a mark protest against recent incidents where government\u2019s political opponents are being hunted down.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_139241\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/slfp-snubs-calls-for-mr-to-be-pm-candidate\/dinesh-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139241\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-139241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dinesh--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dinesh \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dinesh--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dinesh--50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-139241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinesh<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Addressing a press conference, Dinesh Gunawardena said that the boycott will continue until Sri Lankans get back their freedom and democracy. \u201cAll political opponents of the UNP government are being hunted down, this must stop, and we will continue to boycott all State events until Sri Lankans get their rightful freedom,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Yoshitha+Rajapaksa&amp;x=10&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yoshitha Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> has been arrested without any proper proof. \u201cThey are trying to get Mahinda Rajapaksa out of politics, and they think the best way to do this is by targeting his children, because that is what will affect him the most,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Weerawansa added that today the country\u2019s law and order has become a big joke.<\/p>\n<p>Weerawansa also claimed that Yoshitha Rajapaksa was not the chairman of the Carlton Sports Network. 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