Comments made by Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara referring to MP Namal Rajapaksa as a 'fool' recently is said to have deeply upset Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
According to reports, at the cabinet press briefing this week the Minister had claimed that two individuals acting in a foolish manner are preventing the union of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Joint Opposition. MP Namal Rajapaksa and Prasanna Ranatunge were hinted at as being the 'foolish' duo.
Would the harassment of your mother not enrage you?
The Former President is said to have brought up the comments before a group of parliamentarians, including Minister Jayasekara during the marriage ceremony of Pasanda Yapa Abeywardhana, Southern Provincial Council Member and Son of State Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena yesterday (07).
According to reliable sources, the Former President had questioned if it was, in fact, unfair of Namal to be angry in this manner when there are ongoing attempts to arrest his mother.
Rajapaksha is said to have explained that MP Namal is resentful towards the government due to the attempts being made to arrest Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.
"Will you not get angry when your mother is harassed by others ?" Rajapaksa had questioned thereafter asking MinisterJayasekara to speak to Namal personally and resolve this issue.
As reported to 'ISIS' while Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara had accordingly met with and spoken to MP Namal Rajapaksa at the parliament yesterday afternoon, what was discussed at the said meeting is yet to be revealed.
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