The Department of Communication at the Parliament issuing a press release has stated that Member of Parliament Hon. Gayantha Karunatilake, had been identified as a close associate of Hon. Rauff Hakeem, when he appeared in Parliament on the 05th of January 2021.
Serjeant-at-Arms of the Sri Lanka Parliament Mr. Narendra Fernando stated that post being informed of the aforesaid, the Hon MP has volunteered to be subjected to a PCR test along with his family and it has been confirmed that the MP and his family have not contracted the virus.