Issuing a statement on Thursday evening, Minister Rishad Bathiyutheen refuted accusations against him as being “politically motivated”.

Minister Bathiyutheen said that the allegations have been made by a former candidate who contested the 2013 Northern Provincial Council Elections under the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, and lost.

He requests the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to expeditiously inquire into whatever the allegations therein and reveal the outcome to the general public.

He also assured and committed his fullest cooperation to the Commission in this regard.

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