Prime Minister's deaf and blind statement

It's true that I am a little short of hearing ....but can go on  -- Premier

Though various people complain that his sight and hearing is defective, Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratna expressed at a news conference sometime back that although he had been to the States and had undergone surgery there because of a
problem regarding hearing and had to a certain extent got rid of the problem, he is still in a position to carry on his duties as a Prime Minister.

He had made these comments after showing a newspaper page at a newspaper conference recently, replying this allegation.

The manner in which he made these comments is seen from the video BELOW