Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi

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Role: Former SLPP Member of Parliament; earlier a United National Party member of the Uva Provincial Council
Status: Gave a statement to the police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit on 16 September 2026, and on 23 October 2026 went to give a statement to the police in another investigation (Newswire names the CID, Ada Derana the Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division); no charge reported
Appears on: Politicians and investigators
Last checked: 25 Oct 2026 (what this means)

Connections (5)

Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi / Former MP for / Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
- Describes him as a former SLPP Member of Parliament.16 Sep 2026 · News 1st · Former MP Janaka Tissakuttiarachchi Summoned to Illegal Assets Investigation Unit
Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi / Pledged support to, December 2014 / Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Then a United National Party member of the Uva Provincial Council and the party’s Mahiyanganaya organiser, he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 15 December 2014 and committed himself to Rajapaksa’s victory in the coming presidential election.15 Dec 2014 · Ada Derana · Tissa Kuttiarachchi pledges support to Rajapaksa
Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi / Apologised to in defamation case, July 2025 / Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake had sued him in the Colombo District Court for Rs. 10 billion over remarks at a public meeting on 19 August 2023 about alleged NPP investments in Malta. He tendered an unconditional apology and the case was withdrawn.29 Jul 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Kuttiarachchi tenders unconditional apology to AKD over defamatory remarks
Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit / Summoned for a statement, September 2026 / Janaka Tissa KuttiarachchiAllegation
- Police said he had been summoned in connection with an ongoing investigation by the unit. He arrived at about 10 a.m. on 16 September 2026 to give a statement. The article does not say what the investigation concerns.16 Sep 2026 · News 1st · Former MP Janaka Tissakuttiarachchi Summoned to Illegal Assets Investigation Unit
- Before going in, he told reporters: “I have not engaged in any fraud or corruption.”16 Sep 2026 · Newswire · Former MP Tissa Kuttiarachchi appears before FCID
Criminal Investigation Department / Called to give a statement, October 2026 / Janaka Tissa KuttiarachchiAllegation
- Reports that he arrived at the CID on 23 October 2026 to record a statement after a summons, in connection with an ongoing investigation. The article says the nature of the investigation has not been disclosed.23 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Tissa Kuttiarachchi appears before CID over ongoing investigation
- Ada Derana names the Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division of Sri Lanka Police, not the CID, as the place he arrived to record a statement about an ongoing investigation. The article does not say what it concerns.23 Oct 2026 · Ada Derana · Former MP Thisakutti Arachchi arrives at PCID to give statement