Sri Lankan minister slams US and UK ambassadors

<p>Sri Lanka’s former minister for National Languages and Social Integration has slammed ambassadors from the United States and Britain for meeting with Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament, reports <a href="http://colombogazette.com/2018/11/08/us-uk-accused-of-interfering-in-sr…">Colombo Gazette</a>.</p> <p>Vasudeva Nanayakkara, who has been appointed by Mahinda Rajapaksa as Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation, and Official Languages, accused the UK and US of “interfering” in Sri Lanka’s affairs.</p> <p>In a press release Nanayakkara said that he was “shocked” that Sri Lanka’s speaker met with diplomats from Western governments.</p> <p>“In such a context I fail to comprehend your tolerance of the intrusive conduct of these Ambassadors of the US and US et al in the affairs of our state,” he said.</p> <p>Nanayakkara’s comments come after both the US and UK expressed concern over the political crisis in Sri Lanka and called for the reconvening of parliament.</p>