National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa has made a miraculous recovery and was discharged from the National Hospital less than four hours after being granted bail this morning.

Weerawansa was taken to the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court by ambulance this morning from the Colombo National Hospital. 

He was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital from the Prison Hospital on March 29.

Weerawansa had engaged in a 9-day hunger strike previously in protest of his bail application being turned down twice.

Weerawansa was being held on charges he caused the government a loss of Rs. 90 million by misusing state-owned vehicles while he was Minister of Housing during the previous regime.