SJB Requests Speaker To Remove Parts Of Wigneswaran's Speech From Hansards

Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Manusha Nanayakkara requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena remove parts of MP C.V. Wigneswaran's speech from the Hansards.

Nanayakkara said Wigneswaran's speech alluded to racism and contravened the true Sri Lankan identity.

In his speech congratulaitng the enw Speaker, Wigneswaran said Tamil was the language of the oldest inhabitants of Sri Lanka.

Speaker Abeywardena promised to look into the matter and take appropriate action.