An incident where a Sri Lanka Navy officer being seriously reprimanded by the Eastern Province Chief Minister Z.A. Nazeer Ahamed has been released on the internet.

In this video, the Chief Minister hits out at the navy officer, demanding him to "just get out from here" if he does not understand the 'protocol'.

The incident occurred at a recent function in Sampur in the presence of Governor of Eastern Province Austin Fernando and US Ambassador Atul Keshap.

It has been revealed that the dispute occurred after the American Ambassador was invited to stage before the Chief Minister. However, the Chief Minister was not expected at the event. It was earlier expected that he would be abroad on the day of the event. He was invited by the Governor to attend the function.

However, the navy was reportedly not responsible for the preparation of the agenda of the event.