Sri Lanka's Minister of Mass Media and Information, Keheliya Rambukwella has accused David Cameron of treating Sri Lanka like a colony, reports the Independent.
Responding to David Cameron's assertions that he will ‘demand’ Sri Lanka to act, Rambukwella told the BBC:
“We are a sovereign nation. You think someone can just make a demand from Sri Lanka! We are not a colony.”
David Cameron on Thursday wrote in Tamil Guardian that he will “demand that the Sri Lankan government independently and transparently investigates alleged war crimes and allegations of continuing human rights abuses; guarantees freedom of expression; and stamps out intimidation of journalists and human rights defenders - including by bringing those responsible to justice.”
According to a BBC source, Rambukwella also said that Cameron’s concern was only with winning votes among the “150,000” strong Tamil community in London.
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