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Sri Lanka's rogue Minister barely escapes another calamity

10.7.2008

Sri Lanka's controversial Labour Minister Mervyn Silva narrowly escaped from yet another experience similar to what he faced at the Rupavahini a few months back, when he visited the Colombo National Hospital (CNH) yesterday, a report said.

Reportedly, the Minister had gone to the kitchen of the hospital and tried to intimidate CNH employees to refrain from participating in the token strike today.

When the agitated hospital employees tried to surround him the Minister had fled the scene with his bodyguards.

In December 2007, the Minister was severely assaulted by the state-owned television station, Rupvahini Corporation employees when he tried to threaten the news director.


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