Private Visit: Rathika Sitsabaiesan

Rathika Sitsabaiesan: Earlier this month, Rathika Sitsabaiesan said in a brief statement she was warned by Sri Lankan officials during her private visit that she could be arrested and deported, according to Huffington Post. Authorities showed up at Sitsabaiesan's hotel one night to try to meet with her but she did not respond, Dewar said and OTTAWA - Sri Lanka's official representatives in Canada are accusing a New Democrat MP of attempting to embarrass the Asian country's government by claiming she faced political intimidation during a visit there. At the time, fellow New Democrat MP Paul Dewar said after speaking to Sitsabaiesan a Sri Lankan native of Tamil heritage that his caucus colleague had been followed and closely monitored by authorities from the moment she arrived. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.