President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Police Chief not to institute any action against the parliamentarians and local politicians who had allegedly made defaming statements about him.

“This is in reference to a news item published in the newspapers about investigations being carried out by the CID to take the legal action against these politicians,” the presidential office said in a statement quoting the President,

The President has also said that as a matured politician he would ignore these defamatory statements and instead would request the IGP to take action against those who insulted and threw mud at ordinary people, public servants and entrepreneurs so that they could perform their duties without any hindrance.

Source: Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)