17 February 2017 02:51 am
Those belonging to the Tamil Diaspora had protested by displaying LTTE flags while the Sinhala Diaspora for their part had carried the country's national flag, according to eye witnesses. The protest was held at the time Mr. Wickremesinghe was visiting Deakin University to deliver a lecture.
Eyewitnesses said the Prime Minister had delivered his lecture in spite of the protest and left.