Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- Strict legal action will be taken against the wife of MP Hesha Withanage and the sister-in-law of former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, National Lotteries Board (NLB) Chairman M.D.C.A. Perera said.

He stated that they are accused of misappropriating over Rs. 120 million by selling more than 500,000 lottery tickets as NLB district representatives.

Speaking at a media briefing at the Peace Center in Colombo yesterday, Perera also said that several other individuals, recommended by former ministers including Duminda Dissanayake and Navin Dissanayake, have failed to pay large sums to the Board.

Perera said, "A sales agent in Kuliyapitiya, recommended by former Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam in 2016, has...