The liquor smell was emanated as a drunkard embraced me

The liquor smell was emanated as a drunkard embraced me - Vijitha Herath

The propaganda secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Member of Parliament Vijitha Herath had participated in a political discussion at a reputed television channel yesterday.

A caller viewer had questioned him that he had been accused of  smelling of liquor during the post

accident incident the other day where his cab vehicle had met with an accident close to Rajagiriya area damaging a telephone post in the process.

Answering to this viewers question the propaganda secretary of the JVP had said it is natural for people to congregate around an accident vehicle. But when he was identified people had said “me ape manthri thuma ne”. A few tried to embrace him. But a drunkard had embraced him and he is of the view that the liquor stench he too may have inhaled. Hence the liquor smell may have emanated from his body.

However in any of the reports including that of the medical officer it had not been stated that he was under the influence of liquor.This was the answer to the callers query.