President’s advisor caught in a storm for allegedly sexually abusing pet dog

A video recording of Prof. Ashu Marasinghe, former advisor to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, allegedly showing him sexually abusing a dog has gone viral after it was released by SJB member Hirunika Premachandra to the media today. 

Prof. Ashu Marasinghe, former Advisor to the President and former Member of Parliament, resigned earlier today, just a few hours ahead of Premachandran's press briefing, citing personal reasons. 

Premachandra said the pet dog was owned by a woman named Adarshaa Karadana who had been Marasinghe’s girlfriend for two years after meeting him online.

Karadana told the media that she had been Marasinghe’s girlfriend after meeting him online on Facebook, and had lived with him for two years. She said she had become suspicious after the dog’s behavior changed. 

She alleged that when she confronted Marasinghe, he physically abused her and she herself had been physically abused by Marasinghe throughout their relationship of two years.

Premachandra claimed that Marasinghe could be guilty of offenses under Sri Lanka’s Penal Code and could face up to 20 years in prison. 

Karadana said she had reported Marasinghe’s bestiality to the President’s wife and the President’s Secretary, but that no action had been taken so far. 

Karadana had also played an active role in the Aragalaya at Galle Face.