Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stressing that no room will be allowed to resuscitate the banned LTTE said, a comprehensive investigation will be conducted in to the statement made by the State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament that the United National Party (UNP) and the government are committed to protect the unitary status and territorial integrity of the country.
The Prime Minister said that soon after learning about the controversial statement made by the State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran he inquired about the situation.
Accordingly, political committee of the UNP met yesterday and took decisions to hold investigations in regard to the claim, he said.
The Premier said necessary disciplinary actions will be taken after meeting the State Minister and it is not productive to sabotage the activities of the Parliament over this incident.
The Premier said that while safeguarding unitary status and foremost place given to Buddhism the government is endeavoring to solve the fundamental issues and devolution of power issues keeping tabs with wishes of the Tamil and Muslim communities in the country.
Courtesy: Colombo Page
