{"id":164331,"date":"2016-06-24T13:20:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T07:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=164331"},"modified":"2016-06-24T13:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T07:50:39","slug":"joint-opposition-mps-injured-during-protest-against-mahendran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/joint-opposition-mps-injured-during-protest-against-mahendran\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Opposition MPs Injured During Protest Against Mahendran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two MPs of the joint opposition, Rohitha\u00a0Abeygunawardhana and Shriyani Abeywickrama sustained injuries during a protest in Fort today. The protest was organized to demand the government not to re-appoint Arjuna Mahendran for a second term as Governor of Central Bank.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_164332\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/joint-opposition-mps-injured-during-protest-against-mahendran\/sriyani-abeywickrama\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-164332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164332\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-164332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sriyani-Abeywickrama-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sriyani Abeywickrama\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sriyani-Abeywickrama-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sriyani-Abeywickrama-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-164332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sriyani Abeywickrama<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The MPs sustained injuries when they tried to push their way through the barricades in front of the Central Bank and march towards the bank. 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