The Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga has

 gone on television to explain why she sacked 3 government

 ministers and suspended parliament 

this week while the Prime Minister was out of the country.

 Ms. Kumaratunga said the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

 had put Sri Lanka’s security in grave danger.

 She accused him of allowing the Tamil Tiger rebels 

to take advantage of peace talks to reinforce their military position. 

“All that the president has done last Tuesday is to

 take back the powers that are unquestionably and rightfully

 accorded to the president by the constitution, 

from a minister to whom these powers were handed over

 in good faith, after these powers were 

exercised with callous irresponsibility.”