{"id":184387,"date":"2017-11-18T10:45:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T05:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=184387"},"modified":"2017-11-19T00:40:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T19:10:17","slug":"gintota-fully-under-control-sagala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/gintota-fully-under-control-sagala\/","title":{"rendered":"Gintota Fully Under Control &#8211; Sagala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tense situation occurred in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Gintota\">Gintota<\/a> last night has completely been brought under control, with law and order being established in the area, Law and Order Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Sagala+Ratnayaka\">Sagala Ratnayaka<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_157114\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157114\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sagala-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sagala Ratnayaka &#8211; Minister of Law &amp; Order<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Minister, issuing a special statement, extended his gratitude to all parties that acted responsibly to avoid a bloodbath.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister said additional Police battalions, the Police Special Task Force, the Anti-riot Squad and the military were called in last night to bring the situation under control.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under the instructions of the President and the Prime Minister, police curfew was imposed on the area until 9 am this morning (18).<\/p>\n<p>I am aware that some political groups are now on a desperate mission to turn this minor brawl into a Sinhala-Muslim clash. I urge the public not to be misled by their false propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>The same elements are now in the process of disseminating false videos and news on social media platform to stir up communal sentiments. I reiterate that stern action will be taken against everyone, irrespective of their positions and political affiliations, attempting to resort to racist propaganda. 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