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A Gampaha businessman who had placed a bet on the premise that India was certain to win the T-20 World Cup final died of a heart attack when he found that India had lost the match.
 
He was rushed to the Gampaha Hospital but was dead at the time of his admission. Gampaha City Coroner P.P.R.P. Rajapakse held the postmortem examination and ruled that the cause of death was a severe cardiac failure.

Meanwhile the businessman’s wife said her husband had not suffered from any major ailment before. (Tony Karunanayake)

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  • Tintin Monday, 07 April 2014 11:07 AM

    [quote name="ANTON"]HOPE , OUR SRILANKANS ARE NOT SO GREEDY TO OWN THIS MAN' S HARDLY EARNED PROPERTY JUST BECAUSE OF PLACING A CHILDISH BET.[/quote]
    Hardly earned money...?

    Shane Tuesday, 08 April 2014 11:42 PM

    Im sorry to say but your a traitor.

    Richie Tuesday, 08 April 2014 07:43 AM

    Its a pity that a ardent follower of cricket lost his life. Mustn't take sports seriously and bet on your savings, unfortunately the family is now suffering. Not fair to criticize the person unpatriotic, this will affect his family very badly. He had his own agenda to earn some extra cash, but it backfired. Let us pray that his soul rests in peace.

    manpei Tuesday, 08 April 2014 06:59 AM

    What a terrible thing to say. It's just a Criket match and sometimes you win sometimes you loose. People chill, just because he wanted to make some money doesn't make him a terrible person. A terrible person is someone who says honda wade when someone dies.


    [quote name="Lima"]GOOD , YOU GO AGAINST YOUR OWN COUNTRY , YOU BE A TRAITOR AND DIE AS A TRAITOR , PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER YOU AS A TRAITOR .
    THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SILENTLY SUPPORT OTHER COUNTRIES
    WHATEVER DIFFERENCE WE HAVE , IT IS OUR DUTY TO SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY[/quote]

    manpei Tuesday, 08 April 2014 06:56 AM

    Some really vicious comments from people here, a person has died It may not have had anything to do with the match just timing I guess. If srilanka had lost you would be abusing the team and wishing them dead I guess. whats happened to our srilankans have they no hearts.

    Suresh a Tuesday, 08 April 2014 05:53 AM

    The house of Yuvraj was pelted and damaged because he did not play well.This is Indian way of expression of their angry or disappointment but they will not take any foolish idea to kill themselves.
    So who advised this man to dream that the Indian team will won the cup against our man Mr. Malinga?stupid man

    Adil Tuesday, 08 April 2014 04:13 AM

    India never bet against his own country. This is even a black mark to the entire Sri Lanka. I first heard this news from a Bangaladesh taxy driver here in KSA.

    lawry Tuesday, 08 April 2014 02:08 AM

    You guys don't even give a thought to the surviving family of this man. What kind of Indians are you guys?. Thoughtless maniacs. The dead guy was a gambler and not a cricket or Sri Lanka fan.

    Lima Monday, 07 April 2014 02:50 PM

    GOOD , YOU GO AGAINST YOUR OWN COUNTRY , YOU BE A TRAITOR AND DIE AS A TRAITOR , PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER YOU AS A TRAITOR .
    THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SILENTLY SUPPORT OTHER COUNTRIES
    WHATEVER DIFFERENCE WE HAVE , IT IS OUR DUTY TO SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY

    sithumdgomez Monday, 07 April 2014 12:52 PM

    [quote name="galavema"]Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App[/quote]
    [quote name="galavema"]Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App[/quote]
    [quote name="galavema"]Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App[/quote]
    [quote name="galavema"]Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App[/quote]
    Exactly!!

    sithumdgomez Monday, 07 April 2014 12:46 PM

    They don't even no how "Indian-like" some of them sounds. What a pity!

    sithumdgomez Monday, 07 April 2014 12:44 PM

    [quote name="galavema"]Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App[/quote]
    [quote name="galavema"]Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App[/quote]

    Exactly!!

    chennaiguy Monday, 07 April 2014 06:03 PM

    Sorry way to go, guess t20 should come with a statutory warning. " not for the faint hearted" :p

    JKJ Monday, 07 April 2014 11:52 AM

    Actually I bet for India too, but not because of greediness, but to reduce the sorrow of loosing another final.
    I lost the bet but I am really happy.

    galavema Monday, 07 April 2014 05:06 PM

    Don't be like Indians? You people are prejudice. Have you looked at the morality in Sri Lanka lately? via DM Android App

    SEAN Monday, 07 April 2014 11:16 AM

    hey u can be considered a war CARDBOARD HERO

    Brain to-think Monday, 07 April 2014 10:06 AM

    come on this is a game win or defeat why your guys spoil ur life...this is a real foolish please do not behave like Indian. God has give 6th sense and why don we use it

    Devapriya Mendis Monday, 07 April 2014 11:06 AM

    Sure he must have been a SF supporters, ever ready to see sri lanka defeated at any cost

    kith udugama Monday, 07 April 2014 11:05 AM

    Absolute stupidity,

    rajiv Monday, 07 April 2014 11:03 AM

    when one goes against his own country this is a good return

    tony Monday, 07 April 2014 10:57 AM

    COME ON BE A SPORT. DONT GAMBLE ON CRICKET. CRICKET IS A GAME OF UNCERTAINTY, PLANS DONT WORK MOST OF THE TIME

    ANTON Monday, 07 April 2014 10:55 AM

    AMMATA UDU, NIYAMA KIYAMANAKNE.........

    ANTON Monday, 07 April 2014 10:50 AM

    HEY, I ALSO PLACED A BET , NOT TO GO TO WORK ON MONDAY IF WE WIN THE MATCH, .......... I DID IT.

    Kiris Baba Amaray Monday, 07 April 2014 10:35 AM

    First of all being a SriLankan, without supporting his own boys went on to bet for India. Very sad anyway, we should not take the sports to our head too much.

    nalaka Monday, 07 April 2014 04:03 PM

    sorry to say but lankawe bath kala lankawa paradinakal balan inna ayata wenne ohoma dewal tama. via DM Android App

    ds Monday, 07 April 2014 10:28 AM

    A world without this kind of fools is better.

    ANTON Monday, 07 April 2014 10:28 AM

    PLEASE.... PLEASE.... DON'T BEHAVE LIKE INDIANS.

    ANTON Monday, 07 April 2014 10:27 AM

    HOPE , OUR SRILANKANS ARE NOT SO GREEDY TO OWN THIS MAN' S HARDLY EARNED PROPERTY JUST BECAUSE OF PLACING A CHILDISH BET.

    zuh Monday, 07 April 2014 03:55 PM

    how mach is the bet via DM Android App

    aja Monday, 07 April 2014 10:16 AM

    Bet against your own country die like a fool

    ABC Monday, 07 April 2014 03:39 PM

    Not worth of living when u dont trust your own soul. via DM Android App


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