Media Cordinator of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and CSN Director Rohan Weliwita today refuted the claims that the Rs 157.5 million recently confiscated belonged to the CSN.

Releasing a press statement, Weliwita said that he was "made to understand by officers of the FCID that this money belongs to a company by the name of Amtrad Holdings (Pvt) Ltd."

His statement is given below:

Last week, it was widely reported in the media that a sum of Rs. 157.5 million belonging to the CSN Channel had been confiscated by the government. However the money said to have been confiscated does not belong to CSN. Nor does that money belong to any directors or shareholders of CSN from its inception to the present. I was made to understand by officers of the FCID that this money belongs to a company by the name of Amtrad Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.

Some media reports had mistakenly reported that one of the directors of Amtrad Holdings by the name of 'Rohan' - was myself. This confusion has damaged the reputation that I built up over four decades as a media person and an artiste. I would be much obliged if this clarification can be given the same prominence as the previous reports on this matter.