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Committed to protect democracy despite personal abuse, says Sri Lankan Speaker

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Press Trust of India Colombo
Last Updated : Nov 21 2018 | 6:20 PM IST

Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said on Wednesday that he was committed to protect democracy despite personal abuse and slander thrown at him by the government led by disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

In a statement, Jayasuriya said the baseless allegations are levelled against him "through regular press conferences by political parties that failed to show their majority in parliament in the proper manner and through political protests organised with the participation of their party members can be observed."

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First Published: Nov 21 2018 | 6:20 PM IST

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