Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe severely criticized media in parliament today over the circulation a 'fake' list of nominations for Cabinet portfolios allegedly sent to president Maithripala Sirisena.
The premier alleged that the media was reporting that this fake list was rejected by president Sirisena.He also stated that some media had claimed that SLFP parliamentarian Wijith Vijayamuni Zoysa was included in the list of MPs nominated for ministerial portfolios but pointed out that he was never included in the list.
PM Wickremesinghe slammed media for attempting to mislead the public and called for a parliamentary debate next month on false and inaccurate reporting. He insisted that action must be taken against media outlets that have purposely mislead the general public.
The fake list of proposed ministers is found below:
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