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Colombo, January 9 (Daily Mirror) - Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara extended an apology for inadvertently addressing the Speaker as ‘Your Honour’ in Parliament today.
The Minister, while responding to an oral question, addressed the Speaker as "Your Hounor" and after it was brought to his notice by the fellow MPs, he soon apoligised to the House.
“I’m still getting out of the habit of being in court. I do apologise to the House,” he said.
The Minister was responding to a question raised by MP Chitralal Fernando at the time.