VIDEO: Ranil issues slap in the face to Sajith - Nimal Siripala

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has slapped MP Sajith Premedasa by overlooking him and handing over the party to UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake and Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya upon his foreign trip, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.

Speaking at a UPFA press conference today in Colombo, the Minister stated that an investigation should be carried out on MP Premadasa who is allegedly handing out donations to funerals and temples in order to garner support for the local government elections. He said this in relation to accusations raised by the opposition on unlawful and unethical election practices by the government.

He also added that Ranil Wickremesinghe, Karu Jayasuriya and JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake should be given a class on election laws.