Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned media on the island that his government would take action against those that “insult religions and some sections of the society,” reports Daily Mirror.
The prime minister told a meeting at the Heritage Hotel in Badulla that his government would be consulting with the officers of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority and would be taking action against those that engaged in insults. The prime minister referred to remarks made regarding a Sinhala vocalist, who sang the song ‘Danno Budunge’ at the Independence Day military parade earlier this month.
His comments followed a visit to Kandy, where the prime minister made offerings to Buddhist monks of the Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters.