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The three judge bench of the Court of Appeal led by President of the Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda has\u00a0unanimously dismissed the petition filed challenging the validity of SLPP presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s citizenship.<\/p>\n

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/p><\/div>\n

Civil Society Activists Gamini Viyangoda and Chandraguptha Thenuwara filed the writ application last Friday, contesting Rajapaksa\u2019s dual citizenship certificated allegedly issued on 21 November 2005 as a legally valid document. The petition argues that a person who is not a Sri Lankan citizen cannot contest to be president of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

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