Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna said today that he was rescued by the war heroes when he was caught in the floods.
He told Parliament that he was caught in the floods along with the car and that his car was washed away in the floods.
“My car was recovered in a paddy field,” he said.
The MP said he was rescued by the war heroes and sheltered in a Navy camp.
“I was rescued by a Sinhalese war hero. I was sheltered in a camp. A Colonel provided me with his room to sleep for two days. But, you called them soldiers. Please allocate a large amount of money for them in the budget,” he said.