My visits to India, China were sponsored by those governments

6 August 2024 07:11 am Views - 2076

Colombo, August 6 (Daily Mirror) - Responding to allegations that some Rs. 70 million had been spent on foreign trips, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said only Rs. 3.37 million had been spent onhis overseas trips.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he said his India and China visits were sponsored by the governments of India and China. Dissanayake said he spent only Rs. 3,378,500 for his visits to South Korea, Australia, USA, Canada, Sweden, UK and Japan.

He said costs of all his visits were borne by the migrant workers attached to the NPP branch in those respective countries.

Interview

“No foreign country is funding me’’ “My visits to China and India were sponsored by those respective Governments” - Anura Kumara Dissanayake