Vasu loses his cool after being hooted at

12 Nov, 2018

Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation, and Official Languages Vasudeva Nanayakkara lost his temper near the Supreme Court after being hooted at by a group of people in the court premises.

Nanayakkara was in court to attend the case filed against the dissolution of Parliament.

Just as the Minister was walking away after speaking to the media he was hooted at by a group of people?standing in the court premises.

The newly appointed Minister charged towards them and demanded to know who hooted at him and then verbally abused them.

As the Minister walked off he was hooted at again. An angry Minister kept verbally abusing the crowd for showing disrespect in the court premises before he left the premises. (Colombo Gazette)

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