The Sri Lankan government has accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of failing to follow protocol during his visit to Sri Lanka last week.
A government source told the BBC that Cameron had “breached protocol several times”.
The source claimed the prime minister had “brushed aside” the main local Tamil official, who was supposed to escort him around a refugee camp.
The source also said that Cameron had "declined to sign the national visitors' book" or "acknowledge a dance reception on arrival as he should have done".
"We thought Britain would do better. They're the ones who taught us protocol," said the source.