At the same time, Justice Nagaratna clarified that apart from the reasonable restrictions given in Article (2), additional restrictions cannot be imposed on public representatives. On whether the statement of the minister should be considered as the statement of the government or not, he says that the minister can give statement in both personal and official capacity. If the minister is giving a statement in his personal capacity, then it will be considered as his personal statement. But, if he is making a statement related to the work of the government, then his statement can be considered as a collective statement of the government.