Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
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Investigations
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Charges pending
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Acquitted / dismissed
1 matter convicted or under appeal — see the Cases tab for the breakdown.
Next in court
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Mahindananda Aluthgamage is currently serving a prison sentence.
CIABOC named him a suspect over alleged irregular payments/facilitation connected to a 2021 shipment of substandard organic fertilizer imported from Qingdao Seawin Biotech (China); no specific statutory charge/section has been publicly stated yet - flagged as vague pending formal indictment.
The full running account, event by event, is in the Timeline and Court Cases tabs below.
Mahindananda Aluthgamage legal timeline
- 11 March 2026Carrom board procurement corruption case
Judgment Reserved
The Supreme Court, before a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, concluded its three-day hearing of the appeals by Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando against their sentences in the carrom board procurement case. Submissions from both appellants' counsel and the Bribery Commission were completed and the court reserved its judgment, with no date reported for delivery.
Court: Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- 29 May 2025Carrom board procurement corruption case
Convicted
The Colombo High Court sitting as a Trial-at-Bar found Mahindananda Aluthgamage guilty in the CIABOC prosecution over the Sathosa carrom board purchase and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The reports describe the conviction as being for causing a loss of over Rs. 53 million to the government.
Court: High Court Permanent Trial-at-Bar, Colombo (trial); Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (appeal)
- 26 May 2025Qingdao Seawin organic fertiliser import…
Bail Granted
He was released on bail on 26 May 2025 after being produced in court by prison officials; the bail conditions were not stated in the Newswire report.
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
Sources (1)
- 20 May 2025Qingdao Seawin organic fertiliser import…
Remanded
After the Colombo Chief Magistrate issued an arrest warrant on 16 May 2025 at the Bribery Commission's request, Aluthgamage surrendered to the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on 20 May 2025 and was remanded (to 26 May 2025, per this record's case notes) over the 2021 organic fertiliser importation.
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
Sources (2)
Mahindananda Aluthgamage court cases
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Cases Total
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Indicted
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Under Appeal
Carrom board procurement corruption case
Offense under Section 70 of the Bribery Act - causing the government a loss of over Rs. 53 million via irregular importation/procurement of approx. 14,000 carrom boards and approx. 11,000-14,000 checkers ("daam") boards through state-owned Lanka Sathosa/CWE for distribution during the 2015 presidential election campaign
What’s happened
Supreme Court appeal against High Court Trial-at-Bar conviction/sentence (Case No. HC/PTB/2/2/2019); oral arguments concluded 11 Mar 2026, judgment reserved
- Court
- High Court Permanent Trial-at-Bar, Colombo (trial); Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (appeal)
- Sentence
- 20 years rigorous imprisonment; official CIABOC also reports a Rs.100,000 fine per count (aggregate fine not calculated here without confirmed count structure).
- Next hearing / due
- Next hearing not confirmed
Qingdao Seawin organic fertiliser import investigation
CIABOC named him a suspect over alleged irregular payments/facilitation connected to a 2021 shipment of substandard organic fertilizer imported from Qingdao Seawin Biotech (China); no specific statutory charge/section has been publicly stated yet - flagged as vague pending formal indictment
What’s happened
CIABOC investigation into the fertilizer import deal; arrest warrant approx. 16 May 2025, surrendered/appeared 20 May 2025, remanded to 26 May 2025, granted bail same day; no indictment or trial date found yet
- Court
- Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- Next hearing / due
- Next hearing not confirmed
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Mahindananda Aluthgamage political career
Ministerial positions
Deputy Minister of Highways
2000–2001
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
2004–2005
Deputy Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation
2005–2005
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
2005–2007
Minister of Power and Energy
2007–2010
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
2010–2010
Minister of Sports
2010–2015
State Minister of Power and Energy
2019–2020
State Minister of Renewable Energy and Power
2020–2020
Minister of Agriculture
2020–2022
Other political positions
Member of Parliament for Kandy District
2000–2024
Government Spokesperson
2020–2022
Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament
Dates not publicly confirmed
Mahindananda Aluthgamage party history
Long-standing SLFP membership is well established. In December 2018 he said he and other Rajapaksa-aligned MPs had not withdrawn from or been expelled from the SLFP and continued paying membership fees.
Sources (2)
Contemporary reports said he obtained SLPP membership on 11 Nov 2018, but his own 19 Dec 2018 statement said SLFP membership had not ended. SLPP electoral affiliation is definite by 2020; the formal crossover date remains unresolved.