Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella says the government failed to tactfully address the controversial Channel 4 video.
Kiriella has warned that in the event the Channel 4 video is screened in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka's image would be further tarnished.
He has told parliament that the government could have avoided such a situation by tactfully addressing the issue.
He has added that Sri Lanka was in a mess with regard to the United Nation Expert Panel Report.
However, Kiriella has said that the government had acknowledged that there had been human rights violations in the country by agreeing to address the issue in agreement with India.
He has further noted that Sri Lanka had put herself in a disadvantageous position by ignoring 99 complaints on human rights violations confirmed by the Human Rights Commission.
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channel 4 film was shown in India on Thursday, Friday by the tv channel Headlines Today. They are also repeating it today.
