SJB MP summoned to CID over TV comments on education reforms

January 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM

Jana Balawegaya MP Prasad Siriwardena has been summoned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to give a statement over a comment he made on a television programme.

Siriwardena said he has been asked to appear at the CID at 10:00 a.m. on Monday (12) to provide a statement regarding remarks he made on Hiru TV’s Salakuna programme about new education reforms.

“I like to tell the people about the state of the government they elected. This has become a puppet government,” he said. (NewsWire)

Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Prasad Siriwardena has been summoned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to give a statement over a comment he made on a television programme.

Siriwardena said he has been asked to appear at the CID at 10:00 a.m. on Monday (12) to provide a statement regarding remarks he made on Hiru TV’s Salakuna programme about new education reforms.

“I like to tell the people about the state of the government they elected. This has become a puppet government,” he said. (NewsWire)