Diyawadana Nilame wins defamation case

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The Colombo District Court today ordered an organization called the Organization for the Protection of National Wealth to pay Rs. 50 million to the Diyawadana Nilame of the Dalada Maligawa Nilanga Dela as damages for defamation.

Judge Dhammika Ganepola gave this order following a case filed by Diyawadana Nilame Nilanga Dela that his reputation has been damaged due to the allegation that some of the gold plated Buddha Statues had gone missing from the Dalada Maliwaga. (FT)

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Comments - 13

RamUK Friday, 15 June 2012 08:49 AM

Gold Bless .....i mean God Bless

Rom Friday, 15 June 2012 09:05 AM

What!!!!!!!!! can some one explain if this is the first ever highest ever paid out and is is UK PND 277,777.00???????

FLY Friday, 15 June 2012 09:15 AM

there is plenty of gold in maligawa even for gold plating cars.
no need to melt buddha statues

ROBA Friday, 15 June 2012 09:25 AM

WOW...GOLD STATUES & RS.50 MIO...

ROBA Friday, 15 June 2012 09:52 AM

Niyama Rassawa..

Union Friday, 15 June 2012 09:54 AM

250 million? U kidding..

Hari Haran Friday, 15 June 2012 10:30 AM

May be he wanted to bankrupt the movement and close them for business. Celebrity Judges and their pay masters......

fact u fact u. Friday, 15 June 2012 10:35 AM

this is also a way to become a milliner. from whose funds it will be paid ??

PGA Friday, 15 June 2012 10:39 AM

He will, of course, donate all of the money to needy people...

willows Friday, 15 June 2012 11:08 AM

so he will get the loot and 50 mil???? not a bad idea

senavi Friday, 15 June 2012 11:40 AM

Is there proper accounting of the large amount of donations maligawa receives

senthil Friday, 15 June 2012 04:49 PM

that was a swift judgement. have we seen such speedy judicial action in recent history where justuce has been meeted out to any truly suffering victim

Kiwi Sunday, 17 June 2012 05:54 AM

Wait till the case goes to appeal! No way he will get 5M.

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