Five injured in Bentota clash

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Five persons including former Chairman of Bentota Pradeshiya Sabha Jackson Kottachachchi were injured in a clash between two groups of supporters of UPFA candidates contesting for the local government election from Bentota.

Former Chairman Jackson Kottahachchi (UPFA), who was alleged to have instigated the clash , was admitted to the Bentota hospital under police custody.
UPFA candidate Gayan Sirimanna and four other supporters who were received serious injuries were admitted to Nagoda General Hospital in Kalutara. Two of them were brothers of former Chairman Jackson Kottahachchi. (Kirthiwansa Tilakaratne)

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Comments - 17

Kumar Tuesday, 08 February 2011 09:00 AM

Reason of this attack - Jaka knows that result of election.

citizen1 Tuesday, 08 February 2011 03:38 PM

Good one! Fighting tooth and nail to get in to the SubaAnagathaya band-wagon!!

citizen1 Tuesday, 08 February 2011 03:32 PM

What do you mean 'EARN'?? You mean't 'rob' by any chance?!

ishi Tuesday, 08 February 2011 03:27 PM

The game has begun............

rohandil Tuesday, 08 February 2011 02:51 PM

Come on guy's wait till the World Cup starts and then we can show the world that we are better in fighting each other then playing Cricket.

Mr Retort Tuesday, 08 February 2011 02:41 PM

To ensure that they would not lose their chance to get into the coach to SUBA ANAGATHE and what else

Ash Tuesday, 08 February 2011 12:29 PM

Expected.

Casino Sirisena Tuesday, 08 February 2011 11:17 AM

Fighting hard to get elected, to serve people or to earn MONEY.

Mushi Tuesday, 08 February 2011 09:29 AM

World cup is around the corner and here we go...

Darwin Tuesday, 08 February 2011 06:54 AM

Good!

sc Tuesday, 08 February 2011 07:49 AM

Please be aware !!! Idiots are on the run for lg elections!!!

Mithraka Fernando Tuesday, 08 February 2011 07:42 AM

Still our brainless voters will vote for thugs like these!!! Shame shame shame!!!

MooN Tuesday, 08 February 2011 07:21 AM

Own man tackling!

Neomal Tuesday, 08 February 2011 07:19 AM

Api weniwen Api

robinson Tuesday, 08 February 2011 07:10 AM

May be they do not know what discipline is like most of the other politicians. This is a shame. Working for personal gains not for the victory party.

I Hussein Tuesday, 08 February 2011 07:01 AM

Good omen. Nice way to start in order to serve the people they sacrifies a lot.
Nothing like UPFA!

Sri Lankan Tuesday, 08 February 2011 06:56 AM

Miracle of Asia! fighting each other to serve us better!

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