It is Ramith Rambukwella-SLC

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Sri Lanka Cricket issuing another statement said Sri Lanka A Team cricketer Ramith Rambukwella had mistakenly tried to open one of the cabin doors of the British Airways aircraft, thinking it was the door to the toilet.

The full statement:

Further to the earlier media release on the above subject, Team Manager Jayantha Seneviratne submitted a report to the CEO on the above incident.

According to the report, the Team has boarded the flight BA 2158 from Greneda around 5 pm on the 30th of June 2013 to London. The incident took place around midnight during the flight.

The player concerned namely Ramith Rambukwella had tried to use the toilet. Due to the dim lights in the cabin the player has mistakenly tried to open one of the cabin doors thinking it was the toilet door.

At that moment certain passengers had brought to his notice that he is trying to access the incorrect door.

At this point the officials of the Sri Lankan team too walked up to the player and directed him the right way.

The player apologized profusely to the passengers and to the cabin staff who accepted it in good faith.

An inquiry will be conducted based on the Managers Report and disciplinary action will be taken on the player concerned if found fault.

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Comments - 71

Ariya Wednesday, 03 July 2013 01:28 AM

Please, why should we be making very unkind remarks about this incident. It is clearly an innocent omission or mistake on the part of a young boy. Certainly, it cannot be an intentional act, though influence of liquor may have played a role, among other factors in the sifcumstances. And, having a drink during a long air journey is not unusual for a young boy (or even for an old man like me).

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gayan Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:14 AM

What a rosy statement.

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sandman Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:10 AM

Uncle at least u were not wearing a Sri Lanka Team Shirt....comprende ?

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sandman Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:08 AM

Man you are too hilarious !!!!! thanks for making my day !!!! ha ha ha

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pissu double Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:08 AM

Transition from boy to man has gone awry.! May be he got full backing from elders to get naughty ?

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sandman Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:07 AM

Ha ha ha, this is a VERY GOOD ONE indeed !!! thanks for a gud laugh Anton

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PRASANNAJIT Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:05 AM

Buffalo son.
Father jumped from the hotel balcony and sued the hotel now the son can sue British Aieways not positioning the toilets in the wrong location.

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M Kuruparan Wednesday, 03 July 2013 03:52 AM

" An inquiry will be conducted
" " based on the Managers Report " "
and disciplinary action will be taken on the player concerned
" " if found fault " ".
Manager's Report :
" Due to the dim lights in the cabin . . ."
Disciplinary action :
Sue the Airline for DAD LIGHT.
Chapter Over . . .

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Sarath Wednesday, 03 July 2013 02:12 AM

Maybe he is used to pee in the open, when drunk!!

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Seriously Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:17 AM

Read this please his father's incident
The Minister Keheliya Rambukwella had stepped out to the balcony to smoke a cigarette and the connecting door to the room had accidentally got locked. After several attempts to open the door had failed, the Minister had slipped and fallen when he had tried to climb to the adjoining room.

The Minister had also been under the influence of liquor at the time.

He had fallen on to a shrub and had broken both his legs. He had also knocked his head in the fall and apart from the broken legs, he had also sustained severe injuries to his head.

poor son didn't get to open the cabin door,

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bull Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:33 PM

what a buffalo shame shame shame drunkard

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indiraimurray Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:23 PM

His father also fell down from a balcony the same way.
Same father same son. Same country.
Thaththa kala de nokaloth Nottige puthalu.

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pubudu Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:19 PM

Cabin Door new version Toilet Door ?

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DeSelva Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:18 PM

Knowing who he is now ; May be he lives in a luxury house where the door to the loo is an aircraft door from an ex
Sri Lankan air craft.

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sandaruwan Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:16 PM

He was trying to take a short cut to "heaven"....!

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sidath wijeratne Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:16 PM

like the farther who jumped from the balcony at a Melbourne hotel son also tried to jump from a plane good matching pair
good luck to sri lanka cricket

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sandaruwan Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:15 PM

His low score was an "attitude" problem....now he is having an "altitude" problem.

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srinath.gunaratne Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:13 PM

Boys will be like their dads, Dad jumped from hotel, Son jumps from a plane,
Even better.
You can sue the BA for mixing doors.
Do not worry even though you do not play cricket, You have a better future in politics. In fact you are over qualified.

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zavahir Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:33 AM

If he corrected on School age,today he may be disciplined cricketer.

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c.seneveratne Wednesday, 03 July 2013 07:27 AM

This is a son of another minister who have misbehaved
Therefore, the cover-up is a masterminded act

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Hinni KT Wednesday, 03 July 2013 07:20 AM

same thing happened to his father at Mlbourne and fell off from the window..It's nothing new to KANDYANS..

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Javi Wednesday, 03 July 2013 07:07 AM

Boys freedom not to threat others life

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Mike LaBrooy Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:59 AM

Shame on cricket and all who are involved in the game, we don't need inquiries or any reports its already given he apologized, that tell the story. Drop him from 35, 000 feet

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kolla Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:56 AM

Looks like father and son have an alergy to heights. dam shame on u.

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APPUHAMY Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:52 AM

IT SEEMS LIKE MANAGER ALSO DRUNK. HOW CAN HE SAY THAT DUE TO DIM LIGHT HE COULD NOT SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EXIT DOOR AND THE TOILET DOOR.DEAR MANAGER DO NOT THINK PEOPLE ARE FOOL LIKE YOU. PUNISH THE CRICKETER IT IS GOOD FOR THE SPORTS IN OUR COUNTRY.

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Mag Rala Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:40 AM

Yes...Hissu Puthek!!

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Ravi Seneviratne Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:34 AM

Mata mathaka ne,

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sach Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:12 PM

the problem is not the mistake it is being drunk and causing mayhem. got it?

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slankan Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:33 AM

Government Statementment(Rmbukwella): Due to dim light passenger face inconvenience to identify doors. we will take disciplinary action against BA. BA must fly to Mattala

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Yehiya Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:32 AM

To whom mislead.He never travels in flight. Toilet Handle Is soo much big like Cabin door.Toilet is which side & Cabin door is whichside, it can be mislead to Hambantota Gamarala.

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Kekille Raja Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:29 AM

Disciplinary inquiry should be held by Kelani Raja.

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Jagath Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:27 AM

He will never be found fault.

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Ganesh Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:25 AM

He and His Father too had tried to open WRONG DOORS at WRONG TIMES.

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truealf Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:23 AM

Is this player from jungle? Send this baby to a good School... who doesnt know the door of a toilet and Exit..

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uditha Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:22 AM

after having 40+ avg in series neda?

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Waz Wednesday, 03 July 2013 06:22 AM

'Cricketic' Immunity'...........?

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sana boy Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:41 PM

Bebadda....

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mayomee Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:55 PM

he is like his father
first learn as behave like as sportsmen not as a minister or family power in flights banned him for two years or more

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Anjana Palpita Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:50 PM

It was an innocent mistake. Just because he is a minister's son media is making a huge hoo-ha about it. Give it a break. Taking disciplinary action for mistakenly trying to open the different door is nonsense.

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dinesh Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:48 PM

Nothing will happen :))))))))

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Gayan Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:48 PM

It memorises me 'Andare's stories when I see this
'Due to the dim lights in the cabin...'

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Dingimahattaya Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:45 PM

He is a son of a powerfull minister, I hope it will solved smoothly.

dingi

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mervyn Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:45 PM

It is best if SLC can conduct a full inquiry on this matter. From the name, it appears that the Cricketer is the son of the famous Minister who had a fall from the hotel balcony in Australia. Thus this Cricketer comes from a very elite family of Srilanka who has travelled in an aircraft many times. Therefore it is highly unlikely for him to mistake the aircraft door to be the Toilet door unless he was fully intoxicated. It is very disappointing the SL Cricketers wasting the people’s money act so irresponsibly and being drunk wearing SL cricket T shirt.

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dass Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:42 PM

Boys will be boys! This is genetic.

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RamUK Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:42 PM

his scores in WI 10, 2, 22 ..surely some one better than him in skills and attitude should have given the opportunity...ohh it is 'sorry' Lanka we are talking abt...a damn 3rd world corrupted country

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MATHU Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:55 PM

SON IS BETTER THAN FATHER.FATHER TRY TO ENTER THE ROOM VIA BALCONY.SON TRY TO ENTER CABIN IN 35000FT.

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Ganesh Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:41 PM

Mr.Media Minister over to you, ministers sons are doing wonders at 35,000 ft

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mithra Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:41 PM

boys are boys.... series completed.. why cant he have a drink & enjoy his flight back... every flight coming from middle east/london/italy to colombo.. have incidences like this with sri lankan guys being drunk... b'cos he is a cricketer cant h drink???

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Sam Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:38 PM

you are the man.

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ak892 Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:36 PM

boys will be boys

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weha Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:32 PM

Boys will be boys !!

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Ravi Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:30 PM

Boys will be boys :P

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Mota perera Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:30 PM

What a cover up story of this fellow(Minister's Son) who has a very poor past record, even when he was in school.
Was he out of his senses or had consumed too much alcohol.
There is just No Way , one can confuse such a Large Cabin Handle as opposed to the usual small toilet latch...No way ..Tell this story to the birds..He must be disciplined, for the good of cricket in Sri lank.

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Abdul Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:29 PM

i dont know who is saying the truth now

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weha Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:01 PM

No need to discipline another waste of money. just kick the moron out of the squad and let a more disciplined one join.

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Gerard Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:12 PM

Father tries to jump from balcony, son tries aircraft door in flight!
while team manager appeals for bad light! PolitiSons have be come the bane of this country.

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Rambutan walla Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:09 PM

My son is innocent, he never drinks and he is the best cricketer in the world.

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Sanjay Karuna Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:07 PM

Aney Pawu! Goday Kollek Plane ekaka palamu varata yana kota doraval thoranne kohomada?

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Richard Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:07 PM

Mata mukuth mathaka neha!

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Rod Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:06 PM

May be wanted to get down thinking that is Russia.

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Huna Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:04 PM

ha ha dim lights story is very funny , thanks SLC for the comic relief

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sambo Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:04 PM

This shows how drunk he was and cannot distinguish the toilet door from the aircraft door.What a shamefull son. Ofcourse a dog breeds dogs and not a chicken.

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ANTON Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:02 PM

ENTERING BY WRONG DOORS, USUALLY BACK DOORS, IS TYPICAL POLITIKKAS METHOD.

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lalitha Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:27 PM

boys will be boys

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Hippo Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:01 PM

Proud not to be a Royalist.

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raj Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:00 PM

father jumped from balcony, son trying jump from the plane.

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mithraya Tuesday, 02 July 2013 02:00 PM

Wont be surprised, If Jayantha Senerviratne is sacked or Withdraw his report citing he was under the influence of Liquor :) .............This is the miracle of Asia!!!!!

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Hippo Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:59 PM

Not surprised. Lucky he did not attack the air hostess.

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ANTON Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:57 PM

YES, THE PLANE CREW SHOULD BE SUED FOR DISPLAYING TOILET SIGNS ON THE CABIN DOOR.

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dave Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:58 PM

Thathala, Puthala, Mahapala, Baapala, Kageth Thathage Puthala, - "Rata Kanawoo"

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M T R K Tuesday, 02 July 2013 01:54 PM

thothththa baba !

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