On May 29, 2025, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Sri Lanka’s former Sports Minister, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $2,000 after being found guilty of misusing $177,000 in state funds. The money was used to distribute 14,000 carrom boards and 11,000 draughts sets during the 2015 election campaign in support of then-President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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