Wasantha Mudalige, seven others arrested

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The convener of the Inter-University Student Federation Wasantha Mudalige and seven others were arrested last night during a protest held in front of the Kelaniya University.

Police said a monk was also among those arrested.

According to the police a tense situation had emerged between police and the IUSF students when the protesters tried to block the Colombo-Kandy main road.

They were arrested for unruly behaviour in public, assaulting and injuring police personnel and obstructing police from performing their duties.

The arrested were handed over to the Ragama Police and are to be produced before the Mahara Magistrate's Court today.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

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Punchi Friday, 19 May 2023 07:59 AM

The fish in the seas of our paradise are salivating in anticipation of a welcome addition to their usual diet

Dee Friday, 19 May 2023 08:18 AM

This guy Mudalige might have his graduation along with his sons graduation someday!

Harshana Friday, 19 May 2023 09:23 AM

We just can't wait till he finally does graduate after all these many years. That will bring a close to his political activism within universities, and hopefully enable undergraduates to focus on higher learning, rather than being called out to protest on behalf of the political puppeteers.

AZOOR Junaideen Friday, 19 May 2023 10:15 AM

Mudalige and his group is voicing his opinion for the suffering and downtrodden people of SL

joshua Friday, 19 May 2023 08:52 AM

Wasantha is more in than Out

Gayantha Hemachandra Friday, 19 May 2023 10:16 AM

While all those politicians who made the country bankrupt and looted its wealth are roaming free, the police going after soft targets like students leaders… Godforsaken lawless country…..

Jude Friday, 19 May 2023 10:35 AM

Tell me RANIL in your political life of HALF a century how many of this type of obstructing Police, roads and unruly behavior happened!!??? RANIL you as GOP leader couldn't properly organize protests and that's the very reason you Languished in the opposition for over 25 years!!

ANNECUNT Friday, 19 May 2023 02:07 PM

Jayawewa Wasantha we are with you. our politicians like mr mahinda and namal rajapaksa looted our money

Your fathers uncles friend Friday, 19 May 2023 09:11 PM

This guy is an utter waste of time. Disturbing students who need to be studying. Ruining lives. Unions need to focus on people getting smarter. Not parties and political affiliations with idealist thoughts and not a days work experience. This is the worst kind of Sri Lanka you can meet. A so called educated anarchist.

ROSH Friday, 19 May 2023 09:38 PM

Excellent news unelected president using force to silence the protesters. This is key part of the democratically elected unelected master debating president always in favours of democracy. He is very closed to presidential erection . General erection is needed tobe completed before he is immortal.

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