evidence: A group backed by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was unable to oust the sitting board of the Akuressa Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) chaired by W.T.K. Rajapaksa at its election held on Saturday. [...] A tense situation arose when the results of the tightly contested Akuressa Cooperative Society election was announced, with Rajapaksa and his team making a clean sweep, winning all nine slots. [...] Today the Akuressa MPCS has assets of over Rs. 3 billion, including investments in retail outlets, a restaurant, a tea estate, and public transport. Rajapaksa said that a hospital was on the cards and the required land had already been purchased.