A sharp line from a cabinet minister is now being framed as a message of public resistance rather than party aggression, triggering fresh political interpretation.
Government party parliamentarian Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi says that Minister Lal Kantha’s statement, “if they hit us, we will hit them,” should be understood as a deep political message rather than a threat.
He explains that the word “we” in the statement refers to the general public and not merely to a political party. According to him, Lal Kantha was making it clear that he would not remain silent if ordinary people were harmed.
Nipuna Arachchi adds that the remark was made for the people, stressing that under the current government the party and the public are viewed as one political entity within the country’s evolving political landscape.
