Colombo (News 1st);  Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of minister Wimal Weerawansa on Thursday (11) filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department calling for an inquiry over defamatory reports.

Speaking to reporters, Weerawansa said she or her children were never part of political affairs, adding it is despicable of some to tarnish their names without inquiring into the facts.

Shashi Weerawansa refused to comment on her husband’s political affairs when questions were posed about the present political crisis surrounding the minister.

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