The Parliament’s Communications Department has issued a clarification regarding media reports about the title “Dr.” being mistakenly included before the name of the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, on the Parliament website.

In a statement, Acting Director of Communications M. Jayalath Perera explained that the title “Dr.” was not part of the information provided by the Minister to Parliament. The error occurred due to an oversight when entering the information into the system. “The mention of ‘Dr. Nanayakkara’ in the list of MPs on the Parliament website was due to an omission in entering the relevant details. The error has since been corrected,” the statement noted.

The Acting Director also expressed regret over the inconvenience caused to the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, due to this mistake.

Additionally, the Parliament is currently re-checking and updating the information of all MPs on its website to prevent similar errors in the future, the statement said.