Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Jaffna District Independent Parliamentarian Dr. Archchuna Ramanathan questioned in Parliament why no legal action has been taken against MPs Sivagnanam Shritharan and Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, who installed a statue of Thileepan and, in their speeches, demanded 'Tamil Eelam'.

He raised this point while speaking during the debate in Parliament yesterday (21) regarding a motion under the Public Debt Management Act and a supplementary motion.

"The Government labels the Opposition as 'thieves'. However, instead of making a sweeping generalisation they should specify exactly who these 'thieves' are. I have raised a question under Standing Order 27 (2) regarding the fact that, while no action has been taken against thos...