The MP was killed in a temple on New Year's day

United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Thyagarajah Maheswaran was killed in a Hindu Temple in Colombo on the new year's day.

Wickramasinghe, opposition and UNP leader, says there is evidence that the late MP has identified his killer.

"Maheswaran was shot at his hand when he raised his hand and said "don't shoot Wasanthan"," he told the parlaiment on Friday.

Suspect not identified

Wickramasinghe was highly critical of calling only two witnesses to identify the suspect, identified by Sunday times as Johnson Collin Wasanthan Valentine.

The opposition parties as well as the government took part as a special condolence message was passed by the House.

	Wickaramasinghe questioned as to why only two witnesses were called to the parade

The late MP was "an example" for other legislators in the opposition, Leader of the House, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva observed.

The opposition, however, accused the government of being responsible for the killing.

Many witnesses were not called to the identifying parade, the UNP leader said, and many witnessed are threatened.

"There were hundreds of people gathered in the temple and only two called to identify the suspect," he told the parliament.

Suspect 'worked for state'

Minister Kerheliya Rambukwella earleir told BBC Sandeshaya that the suspect worked for the state before leaving the job in the Ministerial Security Division (MSD).

	Suspect was not identified by two witnesses at the parade

"He has worked for MP Maheswaran as well as Minister Douglas Devananda," Minister Rambukwella said.

Addressing media in Colombo, Minister Douglas Devananda denied any knowledge of the accused and threatened to take legal action against those spread 'false propoganda'.

The EPDP headed by Ministrer Devananda is accused of gross human rights violations including killing of Jaffna journalist, Mylvaganam Nimalarajan.

However, suspect arrested on killing the journalist has fled Sri Lanka after being granted bail, media watchdogs said.