• Says he would not approve such low-level activities

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya 

Denying his involvement in the incident in which JVP’s rally in Kalagedihena was pelted with eggs, Tourism Minister and Gampaha District SLPP MP Prasanna Ranatunga requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne to conduct an impartial inquiry into the incident.  

In letters to them, the Minister said that he recognised and respected the democratic right to hold political meetings, not only in the Gampaha District but in any part of the country. 

He said that he would not approve such low-level activities and therefore called for a formal and impartial inquiry into the incident. 

Minister Ranatunga said that those involved should be dealt with severely, regardless of their position. 
The Minister also denied some social media posts which claimed that Prasanna Ranatunga was also involved in the incident. 

• Those involved should be dealt with severely, regardless of their position