මහින්ද රෝහල් ගත කළ බවට පලවන වාර්තා අසත්‍යයි

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa was reported to have gone to a private hospital in Colombo on October 12. Daily Mirror identified the facility as Nawaloka Private Hospital and cited people close to him who said he had experienced a sudden cardiac problem. Dinamina also reported that he was admitted to a private hospital for treatment, citing former MP Sanjeeva Edirimanna.

Several other reports described a sudden health problem while Rajapaksa was at his home in Kirulapone. Sri Lanka Mirror said he was receiving treatment in Nawaloka Hospital’s intensive care unit, while Divaina reported that a team of specialist doctors was involved. Tamilmirror also referred to a sudden illness at his residence, but the available report gives no further details.

The accounts of his condition and the reason for the hospital visit differ. Newswire, citing a source from Rajapaksa’s team, said he was in stable condition and had gone for a routine medical checkup; the source denied that he was seriously ill or in intensive care. Separately, Ada Derana reported that a spokesman said reports that Rajapaksa had been hospitalised were false. Lankadeepa reported the spokesman’s comment that Rajapaksa was not mentally affected, without giving medical details.

Newswire also reported that Rajapaksa’s wife, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, was in remand custody and that her case was due in court on Tuesday, October 13, with a bail application expected to be considered. It said their son, MP Namal Rajapaksa, was also in remand custody in connection with an ongoing investigation. These details were not included in the other reports.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.