The Opposition often levels absurd accusations against the government, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today (March 13). MP Abeysinghe had claimed that President Rajapaksa, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Avant-Garde chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi are behind the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. “The Opposition always hurls such absurd accusations. The legal counsel of MP Abeysinghe had made an appearance on his behalf as he was a no-show on CID’s summons on March 08 and 09. It was later reported that MP Abeysinghe had failed to support his claims during the interrogation.

Source: The Nation March 13, 2021 10:52 UTC