Puravasi Balaya Co-convener Gamini Viyangoda said that Namal Rajapaksa's mother, former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, should also be questioned over the allegations of financial fraud currently being investigated.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday he also said that the pro-Rajapaksa camp is trying to portray arrests made by police as political witch hunts. However, they also criticize the government for lack of progress on allegations of fraud when the alleged perpetrators are not arrested, he added.

He also called for the establishment of a special tribunal for the judicial process regarding serious financial fraud.

Meanwhile, Convener of National Movement for a Just Society Sarath Wijesuriya said that the investigations on allegations must be carried out without any political interference. However, he said that this government also seems to be protecting certain people regarding such allegations.