Mr. Dudley Sirisena, Chairman of the Araliya Group of Companies, has issued a special clarification regarding a video released by a young woman from the Polonnaruwa area, which became highly discussed on social media in recent days. In the video, she accused her brother and boyfriend of abusing her. Through the video, the young woman expressed the physical and mental distress she faced, and she also requested the public to circulate the video on social media until it caught the attention of prominent businessman Mr. Dudley Sirisena.
Commenting on this controversial incident via his Facebook account, Mr. Sirisena stated that he had looked into the matter and that she is the daughter of a close acquaintance. He confirmed that since the young woman's father has been carrying out projects with the Araliya hotel chain for some time, she mentioned his name in the video with the intention of submitting a project report prepared by her to him, and based on the trust between their families.
The post further states that the young woman is suffering from severe mental distress due to academic frustrations and is currently hospitalized receiving medical treatment. Despite this, Mr. Sirisena has strongly criticized certain media outlets for reporting false information by conflating her personal life crises with her need to submit a project report.
He emphasizes that he and his wife, along with the young woman's father and doctors, are looking after her well-being and fulfilling all necessary duties. Therefore, Mr. Dudley Sirisena, as a father, urges the entire society to refrain from using this sensitive matter for the narrow purpose of gaining attention on social media, and to act responsibly to protect the privacy and dignity of the victims.
The girl had released a video and said the following:
"You guys, I'm in big trouble. I wasn't supposed to do this. I had a big plan. I'm doing this because I have no other choice, and I can't bear it anymore.
When I was little, I faced a big problem. My own brother abused me. He tried to abuse me by showing sex videos. He tried to make me do the things in those videos in 2018, when I was in eighth grade. At that time, I didn't tell my mother about it. Because of that, it kept happening to me repeatedly.
Until the end of tenth grade. I'll explain it simply. Later, I'll upload a long video. Until then, I'll explain this simply.
Because I'm in this ward. Yesterday, I was abused by my boyfriend. By boyfriend, I mean my old ex-boyfriend abused me. I'm currently admitted to the ward. I'm in a lot of pain. I'm making this video because I have no other choice.
I want this to be shared as much as possible, and finally, Mr. Dudley Sirisena, that is, Sir Dudley Sirisena and Sir Kumara, must definitely see this. Please share this until they see it. Share this until Sir Dudley Sirisena and Sir Kumara see it.'