Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) MP M.A Sumanthiran accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of being a racist and ending his term as “Ranil Rajapaksa”.
Speaking in Parliament, Tuesday, Sumanthiran said that Wickremesinghe had blocked the 3rd reading of a private members Bill presented by the MP because ITAK had decided not to back the President at the upcoming election.
Sumanthiran said that the President had no objections to the Bill but was being influenced by the forces working with him.
“He is proving that he is in fact Ranil Rajapaksa,” Sumanthiran said.
Sumanthiran said that if Wickremesinghe continues to block the Bill, he will be forever remembered as “Ranil Rajapaksa the racist”.
Responding to the concerns, Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha said that the Government had no objections to the Bill related to the Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Act.
However, he said some opposition MPs are opposing the Bill and for that reason Sumanthiran must try and get the full support of the opposition to ensure the Bill goes through without a debate.