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- ↑ ":: Daily Mirror on the Web - Front Page ::". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tillakaratne alleges political interference in SLC polls".
- ↑ "Dharmadasa elected unopposed in SLC elections".
- ↑ "Political meddling ruining Sri Lankan cricket - Ranatunga".
- ↑ "'SL board confident of facing any charges'".
- ↑ "The Island". www.island.lk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.