Fake Letter Under Mangala’s Forged Signature in Circulation in ………….

Mangala Samaraweera, was the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and was appointed as the Minister of Finance and Mass Media following a Cabinet reshuffle in last May. In a calculated move on the verge of  LG election , conspirators have issued a  fake letter dated February 02, 2018  addressed to Mr. T.R. Balu of the British Tamil Forum and bears Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s signature. Followed by this, the fake letter is currently circulating on social media under his name.

Minister Samaraweera had requested the head of the CID Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne to hold an investigation into this conspiracy and  apprehend the conspirators, said Minister’s Media Secretary Asitha Rajapakse

In the meantime , taking up the matter of the letter on Twitter, Deputy Minister Harsha de Silva observed; “Sri Lanka Police will track down these criminals creating chaos merely for the Local Government elections. They will be punished.”

The fake letter bears the date February 02, 2018, whereas the incident involving Minister Counsellor (Defence) attached to the Sri Lanka High Commission in London, Brigadier Priyanka Fernando, took place on February 04, 2018.

Therefore, the CID will conduct investigations to determine, who was behind the circulation of this letter, if the letterhead used is a fake, or, one obtained from the Foreign Ministry, and, who forged the minister’s signature etc.