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Public Security Minister complains of plot to discredit him via social media

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September 02, 2025

Alleging an organised attempt to discredit him via social media, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has asked IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya to conduct an investigation into a spate of recent social media posts - both fake news and doctored photographs.

The Minister's Private Secretary on Sunday (31) lodged a complaint with IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya, asking for legal action against those responsible for publishing and distributing these inaccurate and defamato

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