JHU to sue PM

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The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) said today it would sue Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne for slander and demand one billion rupees in damages if he failed to apologise in public for making derogatory remarks on JHU Leader Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera.

The JHU said the Prime Minister had claimed that Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera was attempting to link him with a container carrying 260 kg of heroin because of personal animosity. (Lahiru Pothmulla)

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