{"id":2884,"date":"2026-05-26T04:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2026-05-26T04:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:36:55","slug":"sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b87\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b88\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9.\u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b9c\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bb2\u0baf \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0b9c\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0, \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb4\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b85\u0ba3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9c\u0baa\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b9a \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b85\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9a \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b9a  \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-80-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2886\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b87\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb5\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u201c\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\u201d \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2 \u0ba4\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several major political developments created intense public discussion across the country today. Leader of the Sarvajana Balaya Party, Dilith Jayaweera, declared that he stands ready to take over the responsibility of governing the country immediately if the opportunity arises. He stressed that the nation requires strong leadership and fresh direction during the current political climate. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,1,7],"tags":[87,299,115,297,298,72,73,175,300,296],"tmauthors":[71],"class_list":{"0":"post-2884","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local","8":"category-news","9":"category-politics","10":"tag-anura-kumara-dissanayake","11":"tag-anurakumaradissanayake","12":"tag-breaking-news-sri-lanka","13":"tag-dilithjayaweera","14":"tag-namalrajapaksa","15":"tag-newshouse","16":"tag-newshouse-lk","17":"tag-sri-lanka-news","18":"tag-srilankanleaders","19":"tag-srilankapolitics"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sri Lanka Political Controversy Deepens Amid Challenges<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Political tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Dilith Jayaweera and Namal Rajapaksa exchange challenges while Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s arrest sparks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sri Lanka Political Controversy Deepens Amid Challenges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Political tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Dilith Jayaweera and Namal Rajapaksa exchange challenges while Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s arrest sparks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newshouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-26T04:36:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-81.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jinthusha Sri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jinthusha Sri\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jinthusha Sri\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0\"},\"headline\":\"New Controversy Erupts Among Politicians.\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-26T04:36:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":225,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-81.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Anura Kumara Dissanayake\",\"AnuraKumaraDissanayake\",\"breaking news Sri Lanka\",\"DilithJayaweera\",\"NamalRajapaksa\",\"newshouse\",\"newshouse.lk\",\"Sri Lanka News\",\"SriLankanLeaders\",\"SriLankaPolitics\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Local\",\"News\",\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sri Lanka Political Controversy Deepens Amid Challenges\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-81.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-26T04:36:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0\"},\"description\":\"Political tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Dilith Jayaweera and Namal Rajapaksa exchange challenges while Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s arrest sparks\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-81.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-81.png\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"New Controversy Erupts Among Politicians.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Newshouse\",\"description\":\"Sri Lanka\u2019s Leading News Platform\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0\",\"name\":\"Jinthusha Sri\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jinthusha Sri\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/ta\\\/author\\\/sakthi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sri Lanka Political Controversy Deepens Amid Challenges","description":"Political tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Dilith Jayaweera and Namal Rajapaksa exchange challenges while Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s arrest sparks","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sri Lanka Political Controversy Deepens Amid Challenges","og_description":"Political tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Dilith Jayaweera and Namal Rajapaksa exchange challenges while Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s arrest sparks","og_url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/","og_site_name":"Newshouse","article_published_time":"2026-05-26T04:36:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-81.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Jinthusha Sri","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jinthusha Sri","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/"},"author":{"name":"Jinthusha Sri","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0"},"headline":"New Controversy Erupts Among Politicians.","datePublished":"2026-05-26T04:36:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/"},"wordCount":225,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-81.png","keywords":["Anura Kumara Dissanayake","AnuraKumaraDissanayake","breaking news Sri Lanka","DilithJayaweera","NamalRajapaksa","newshouse","newshouse.lk","Sri Lanka News","SriLankanLeaders","SriLankaPolitics"],"articleSection":["Local","News","Politics"],"inLanguage":"ta-LK","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/","url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/","name":"Sri Lanka Political Controversy Deepens Amid Challenges","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-81.png","datePublished":"2026-05-26T04:36:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0"},"description":"Political tensions rise in Sri Lanka as Dilith Jayaweera and Namal Rajapaksa exchange challenges while Wimal Weerawansa\u2019s arrest sparks","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ta-LK","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ta-LK","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-81.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-81.png","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/sri-lanka-political-controversy-challenges-arrest-drama\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"New Controversy Erupts Among Politicians."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/","name":"Newshouse","description":"Sri Lanka\u2019s Leading News Platform","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ta-LK"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0","name":"Jinthusha Sri","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ta-LK","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jinthusha Sri"},"url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/author\/sakthi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2888,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions\/2888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2884"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=2884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}