Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa yesterday accused the government of attempting to intimidate the Attorney General's Department and the judiciary in order to achieve its political objectives.

Speaking to journalists at Nelum Mawatha, Rajapaksa said he was confident that the Attorney General's Department and the country's judicial system would not succumb to pressure from the government. He remarked that the present administration had "passed five classes but failed six years," criticising its overall performance.

Rajapaksa further alleged that the government was promoting division by spreading hostility against political parties, state institutions, and ...