Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has accused Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena of attempting to assault him in the Parliamentary complex today.

Raising a privilege issue in Parliament, MP Shanakiyan said that the incident had occurred at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Parliamentary complex when he went to meet the Prime Minister concerning an issue in his Batticaloa constituency.