Eraj Ravindra Fernando was the
Mayor
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of
Hambantota
Hambantota ( si, හම්බන්තොට, ta, அம்பாந்தோட்டை) is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri LankaThe prominent Malays (මැලේ) most part of the population is to be partly de ...
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Eraj was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo
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In April 2014 a group of five United National Party
The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...
politicians whilst visiting the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) ( si, මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Mattala Rājapakṣa Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, மத்தல ரா ...
on a fact-finding tour, were allegedly attacked by local residents. In August 2019 Fernando was found guilty of threatening the politicians with a firearm and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. In October 2019 he was granted bail by the Hambantota High Court. Fernando is currently seeking a review of his conviction in the Court of Appeal.
References
Mattala Airport Opens on March 18
MPs who never sighted UNP polls campaign in H’tota meet their waterloo
I never asked Eraj to go there-Namal
Rise and fall of the ‘War-Victory’ situation
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Living people
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
United People's Freedom Alliance politicians
Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
Year of birth missing (living people)
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