It is said that Minister Basil Rajapaksa has held several rounds of discussion to prevent this.

The closest reason behind this decision is said to be the removal of Digambaram's STF guards, replacing them with MSD guards.
Angered by this change, Digambaram had recently headed off to Bangkok for a few days.

'Sri Lanka Mirror' learns that Digambaram's STF guard was removed over the influence of Minister Arumugam Thondaman.
Digambaram is of the opinion that the government has given him the shaft over the influence of Thondaman, who enjoys special treatment from the government, reports add.