{"id":85611,"date":"2013-05-04T14:48:20","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T09:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=85611"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T09:42:40","slug":"picture-when-salley-met-rajapaksa-to-strengthen-his-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/picture-when-salley-met-rajapaksa-to-strengthen-his-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture: When Salley Met Rajapaksa To Strengthen His Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In December 05, 2009, former UNP Mayor <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Azath+Salley&amp;x=13&amp;y=3\">Azath Salley<\/a><\/span> said that he vehemently opposed Sarath Fonseka\u2019s candidacy because he could not work with a person who had been critical of the rights of minorities. 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