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Signature campaign in support of Arjuna
S M Jiffrey Abdeen - 5 February 1999
The Central Regional Cricket Board and the Kandy District Cricket Association are making elaborate arrangements with cricket fans in the hill country to collect one lakh of signatures appreciating and endorsing the action taken by Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga in defence of spinner Muthiah Muralitharan when he was called for throwing by umpire Ross Emerson in the Carlton and United Series limited over cricket match against England played in Australia.
The Regional Secretary of the Kandy Branch of the Cricket Board, Janaka Pathirana, said that this action is being taken on the requests of the cricket fans in the hill capital who have formed a Muralitharan Fan Club. The list of signature will be sent to various parts of the hill country. The completed list will be handed over to Arjuna Ranatunga on his arrival in Sri Lanka after the Australian tour.
Source: The Daily News
