A press conference was called by the a Lawyer,Nishan Premathiratne on behalf of Avant Garde Chairman, Nissanka Senadhipathi on Tuesday ,10th may 2016. In this press conference, Nissanka Senadhipathi denied holding funds / accounts in Panama through his counsel Nishan Premathiratne . Lawyer said his client’s earnings from Avant-garde Maritime Services Pvt. Ltd were in foreign currency. My client informed me, that if even a dollar was found in a Panama account held by him as disclosed in the media, he would gladly donate it to the founder,” he said. Mr. Premathiratne said his client was concerned as to why his name was highlighted and slandered, when there were many other names mentioned in the Panama papers. He is surprised that most importantly the persons, who should in fact be highlighted are the persons who have held public office, and he is of the view that they are the ones, who should be scrutinized and investigated,” Mr. Premathiratne said. He said Mr. Senadhipathi had requested the media to be mindful when reporting information about him or his company claiming, he has already been a victim of several foolish and unsubstantiated allegations.