ANarkali Vs Duminda newest

Politico and TV star in love-tiff

The two worlds of politics and cinema clashed yesterday when well known film and television actress Anarkali Akarsha yesterday lodged a complaint at the Kollupitiya Police Station, claiming that, SLFP Western Provincial Councillor Duminda Silva was trying to forcibly carry her away.



Silver and small screen star Anarkali Akarsha waves to media personnel before leaving the Kollupitiya Police Station where she lodged a complaint against her beau Western Provincial Councillor Duminda Silva alleging he was trying to forcibly take her away. Pic by Nissanka Wijeratne

Police Spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekara told The Bottom Line that, Anarkali had made a statement to the police, to the effect that, she had been living with Silva at Jaic Hilton Colombo for the last seven months, but had left him about a week ago, because he was ill-treating her and preventing her from pursuing her film career. The Police Spokesman said that the actress had complained that Silva was being overly strict with her.

"The couple had met again at Crescat Boulevard in Kollupitiya and Silva had urged her to come back with him, but she had refused. She had made the complaint alluding to her security," SSP Gunesekara added.

The Kollupitiya police had also recorded a statement from Western Provincial Councillor Silva of the alleged incidents.

SSP Gunesekera declined to reveal what Silva had said in his statement to the police but claimed that the politico had accepted the charges.
Several attempts were made to contact Silva but the provincial councilor could not be reached.