“Absolutely shameless conduct” Sumanthiran slams Ranil

May 17, 2022 at 2:39 PM

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A. Sumanthiran slammed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament today for siding with the ruling party to block the proposal to debate the Motion expressing displeasure over the President. 

A vote was held on the proposal to debate the Motion expressing displeasure over the President in Parliament, which the Prime Minister had voted against. 

Addressing the house, MP Sumanthiran condemned Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, stating that the country now knows the names of the Parliamentarians who are attempting to protect the President.

Pointing out that the debate will only result in a potion of censure, MP Sumanthiran revealed that the President will not lose his job by the motion being taken up for debate.

“Your names have been displayed on the board today. The country now knows who is protecting the President, who does not protect you. Absolutely shameless conduct by the Prime Minister and those seated on the government benches,” he said. 

MP Sumanthiran further revealed that the Motion against the President when it was drafted was agreed to by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who was then seated in the opposition. 

“MP Wickremesinghe wanted to see the draft and I sent it to him on the 26th of April. He vetted it. He suggested that the draft be sent to Galle Face to obtain their consent as well,” the MP said. 

Stating that the draft was sent to the protesters at Galle Face, the TNA MP said their consent was obtained as well. 

MP Sumanthiran also pointed out that at the time the Prime Minister had also issued two statements revealing that he will vote in favour of the Motion expressing displeasure over the President.

He questioned why Ranil Wickremesinghe had changed his stance and had failed to vote in favour of the motion as previously announced.

“What games is he playing? The only thing that has changed between that day and today is that he has got a job as a Prime Minister,” MP Sumanthiran said. 

Slamming the Prime Minister, the TNA MP said Wickremesinghe has traded his principles, his policy which he publicly told this country, for a Prime Minister’s job. 

“That’s a Prime Minister we have in this country. We are ashamed to have as Prime Minister someone who does not know whether he is sitting or standing or walking. He doesn’t know what his principles and policies are. He says one thing and does another thing,” he said.

MP Sumanthiran added that this is the Prime Minister who is asking for support from the opposition when he doesn’t have the support of his own people on the Government benches. (NewsWire)