Colombo: Former cricketer and a minister in the Sri Lankan government Sanath Jayasuriya, accused of leading a mob that assaulted a group of university students, today rejected the allegations levelled by the opposition JVP.

The opposition Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, had accused Jayasuriya of leading the attack on Ruhuna University students, who opposed the government plan to hold an annual development exhibition within the varsity premises in the southern district of Matara.