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The following paragraphs should be removed from the page since this matter is just harassment to Prof. Ashu Marasinghe and the case is investigating by the Criminal Investigation Department of Sri Lanka Police. Further, this matter is a court matter.
He stirred huge controversy after being accused of [[bestiality|sexually abusing a pet]] [[dog]] which belonged to his girlfriend Adarshaa Karadana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-23 |title=Sri Lanka’s Presidential Advisor caught on video allegedly sexually abusing a pet dog |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/12/23/sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-presidential-advisor-caught-on-video-allegedly-sexually-abusing-a-pet-dog/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst |language=en}}</ref> On 23 December 2022, he resigned from his position as Presidential Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs due to personal reasons, in wake of sexual abuse allegations which were levelled against him by his girlfriend Adarshaa Karadana and by politician [[Hirunika Premachandra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=President’s advisor caught in a storm for allegedly sexually abusing pet dog - Top Story {{!}} Daily Mirror |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/top_story/Presidents-advisor-caught-in-a-storm-for-allegedly-sexually-abusing-pet-dog/155-250973 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashu Marasinghe resigns as Presidential Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/87056/ashu-marasinghe-resigns-as-presidential-advisor-on-parliamentary-affairs |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.adaderana.lk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=First |first=News |title=Ashu Marasinghe steps down from presidential advisor role born in Kalawewa |url=https://english.newsfirst.lk/2022/12/23/ashu-marasinghe-steps-down-from-presidential-advisor-role |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=english.newsfirst.lk |language=en}}</ref> Hirunika revealed a video clip featuring Ashu Marasinghe and the dog. It is believed that Marasinghe could plead guilty to offences under Sri Lanka’s Penal Code and could possibly face up to 20 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=First |first=News |title="Harshest punishment against Prof. Ashu Marasinghe" - Anusha David |url=https://english.newsfirst.lk/2022/12/24/harshest-punishment-against-prof-ashu-marasinghe-anusha-david |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=english.newsfirst.lk |language=en}}</ref> However, Marasinghe refuted the allegations and made a complaint at the [[Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka)|Criminal Investigation Department]] on 24 December 2022 and claimed that the allegations were baseless while also claiming that the video was edited and doctored.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-24 |title="Doctored Video" Prof. Ashu Marasinghe goes to CID |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/12/24/doctored-video-prof-ashu-marasinghe-goes-to-cid/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=First |first=News |title=Video was edited says Ashu Marasinghe's lawyer |url=https://english.newsfirst.lk/2022/12/24/video-was-edited-says-ashu-marasinghe-s-lawyer |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=english.newsfirst.lk |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal Life ==
He had spent a two-year relationship with Adarshaa Karadana whom he met via [[Facebook]] and started dating her. The couple had [[Living together|lived together]] for two years under one roof without getting married, a principle which is not quite accepted in a typical conservative Sri Lankan society. It was revealed that the couple had engaged in a toxic relationship as Marasinghe has physically abused Karadana on multiple occasions. Adarshaa Karadana along with Ashu Marasinghe also played a lead role as an activist during the infamous Aragalaya which broke out during the [[2022 Sri Lankan protests]] in response to the [[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=bugsbunny |date=2022-12-23 |title=Former ‘Aragalaya’ activist drops a bomb on ex-lover |url=https://colombogazette.com/2022/12/23/former-aragalaya-activist-drops-a-bomb-on-ex-lover/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Colombo Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> However, both stopped from engaging in Aragalaya protests ever since Ranil Wickremasinghe was appointed as the President of Sri Lanka. [[User:Chandradith|Chandradith]] ([[User talk:Chandradith|talk]]) 04:01, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Chandradith (talk • contribs)
@Chandradith will you please clarify? Do you have any reason as to why this content should be removed, especially as it is backed up by sources and is written in a neutral point of view? ~ Eejit43 (talk) 04:48, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the 
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —Compassionate727 (T·C) 17:03, 24 January 2023 (UTC)