Fisticuff at SLMC election

24 January 2018 02:40 pm

A tense situation prevailed outside the polling centre of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), where its election is being held a short while ago, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) President Dr. Anurudda Padeniya said.

He said that a GMOA Executive Member had been assaulted by another medical officer at the polling centre.  

Dr. Padeniya said the GMOA member Dr. Senal Fernando, who was an observer of the SLMC election, had allegedly been tackled and assaulted by Dr. Thusitha Kahaduwa.

Dr. Senal Fernando has been admitted to the Emergency Ward of the National Hospital, Colombo following the incident.

Dr. Padeniya said Dr. Kahaduwa who was said to be Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s supporter and had a record of such behaviour.  

He said that unexpected number of voters participated at the election, which the GMOA believed indicative of a malpractice. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)

 

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