A story is circulating on social media about an incident that Ratnasri Wijesinghe, a renowned poet who came as a guest speaker at the literary festival organized by the Horana Municipal Council, allegedly faced.
Accordingly, during the festival, Ratna Sri Wijesinghe had asked for a glass of water. At that time, the program assistant had spat on the glass of water given to him and the people present there intervened and removed the glass.
We asked the Chairman of the Horana Municipal Council, Anil Indika, about this incident and he said that an investigation will be conducted regarding the incident. In addition to the investigation conducted by a committee appointed by the Local Government Commissioner, an investigation will also be conducted at the institutional level.
” This incident is circulating on social media. We are taking steps to conduct an investigation into it. Currently, a committee appointed by the Local Government Commissioner is conducting an investigation into the matter. We are also investigating this at the institutional level. No one is above the law.