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He said Attanayake had told a political rally that NPP MP Harini Amarauriya had claimed that the Dalada Perahera will be stopped under an NPP government.
Dr. Jayatissa said it was a false statement made deliberately to create a wrong image of the NPP among the Buddhist people, and added that neither MP Amarasuriya nor any NPP member had made such a statement.
He challenged MP Attanayake to withdraw the statement and apologise to NPP MP Amarasuriya soon or the NPP will send a letter of demand to him tomorrow morning.
"We will not let this pass easily this time. We are discussing with our lawyers to send a letter of demand to him tomorrow morning. He has a few more hours to withdraw his statement and apologise to the NPP and MP Amarasuriya," he said.