Responding to comments made by the Canadian Minister for Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, during his recent visit, Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister GL Peiris accused him of being "biased and unbalanced".
Speaking after his meeting with Kenney on Sunday, Peiris said:
“Sri Lankan Government will not conduct its affairs in a way that suits the domestic politics of another country. The government will act in the best interest of our people,”
“This is not at all a balanced view. We are aware of the large Tamil expatriate community in Canada and the visiting minister has drawn this conclusion based on information by people with a partisan political agenda,”
“He has not based his comments on the information provided to him by the government but instead has made a baseless allegation, which we will like him to substantiate with answers to the question: What are these individuals running away from,”
“We will discuss matters with the TNA and later within the Parliamentary Select Committee where all political parties will be allowed to express their views. This information was not taken into account by the visiting minister who has not taken adequate account of the views of the government.”
