Former Parliamentarian Tissa Kuttiarachchi yesterday (29) informed the Colombo District Court that he unconditionally apologised for the statement he made pertaining to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. 

This announcement was made through his legal representatives during the Court proceedings yesterday in relation to a lawsuit filed by President Dissanayake, who demanded Rs. 10 billion in damages for defamation.

Subsequently, with the agreement of both the parties, the case was settled amicably.