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Lankan MP asked to leave House for dress code violation
A woman MP of a prominent Tamil political party was asked to leave the Sri Lankan Parliament for violating the parliamentary dress code by coming to the House dressed in a salwar kameez.
Updated on: Jun 13, 2009, 01:03:34 IST
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A woman MP of a prominent Tamil political party was asked to leave the Sri Lankan Parliament for violating the parliamentary dress code by coming to the House dressed in a salwar kameez.
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Thangeswary Kathiraman was ordered to leave the Parliament on Thursday after she was seen dressed in a salwar kameez.
Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms Naren Fernando ordered the 57-year-old member from Eastern Batticaloa to immediately leave the House after she was seen clad in a salwar kameez in violation of Parliament dress code.
According to Sri Lankan Parliamentary dress code, women MPs have to wear saree while inside the Chamber of the House.
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