UNP Kandy District MP Ananda Aluthgamage reiterated that the defender found at the Madiwela MPs' quarters recently was once used by former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

Convening a press conference in Gampola yesterday, Ananda Aluthgamage said that vehicle was used in election campaign of a relative of Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

The defender was also used for various crimes, he added.

Two people, who claim to have been victims of Mahindananda Aluthgamage's intimidation and who could recognize the vehicle, also spoke at the press conference.

Ananda Aluthgamage also responded to Mahindananda Aluthgamage's claim that he will take judicial action against him and deputy minister Ranjan Ramanayake. Ananda Aluthgamage said that such a judicial step will only backfire on Mahindananada Aluthgamage as all his wrongdoings will be revealed.