’I refused organic vegetables grown in Nuwara Eliya specially for President’: AKD

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Colombo, November 03 (Daily Mirror)- Former Presidents used to enjoy unlimited perks and privileges where they used to get organic vegetables that were grown in Nuwara Eliya every week for their consumption, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed today.

Speaking at an election rally in Nuwara Eliya, the President said he instructed the officials at the Presidential Secretariat to use the vegetables received from Nuwara Eliya to prepare food for security officials.

"I learnt that organic vegetables had been grown in the land belonging to the President's House in Nuwara Eliya for the consumption of the President. I noticed that two bags of vegetables weighing 60 Kgs were received by the Presidential Secretariat from Nuwara Eliya every Friday. Then, I got to know that the organic vegetables were sent from Nuwara Eliya every week. I asked them to use those vegetables for the food prepared for security officials," he said.

The President said those leaders did not eat even vegetables grown for the common man adding that they even expect such perks and privileges even after losing the elections.

Comments - 72

Sri L lovers Sunday, 03 November 2024 02:54 PM

A very good move. These are plus points and you will get two third majority in the General Election. Wish you all the best from the bottom of our ( your people) HEARTs.

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Appuhamy Monday, 04 November 2024 08:48 AM

While the public were eating vegetables often sprayed with insecticides and fungicides for which they have to pay money to buy, these former presidents have been having organic vegetables all the time and and at no cost to them. We wish NPP all the best and two thirds majority in this Parliamentary Elections on 14 November 2024,

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Anil Fernando Sunday, 03 November 2024 02:57 PM

He seems to be suffering from an inferiority complex.

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roobarbie Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:11 PM

He is not! He is explaining to the people the hidden life style of these thuggish past Presidents and their excesses. People should be told about the double lives that our past leaders lived. They also manipulated the law, the officials, and the justice system, so that they could conduct themselves above the law. Have you not seen Batalanda Ranil threatening and intimidating post office officials once in public at a time when he was off guard, trying to show that he was the boss. He was clearly angry, and he called Shani Abeysekara "donkey" when the officer rejected Ranil's request to manipulate procedures to clear his minister (Sujeewa Senasinghe) accepting a one-million bribe from Mahendran's son-in-law Aloysius, which was part of the money stolen from Central Bank. AKD, you tell the truth, and show who the rogues are.

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Christo255 Monday, 04 November 2024 08:26 AM

Typical SL voter, loves stories.

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Kamal Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:36 PM

The problem is that all the Presidents before him suffered from superiority complex.

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SUPERIORITY!! AND CORRUPTION GOT THEM WIPED OUT Sunday, 03 November 2024 10:42 PM

KAMAL, THAT IS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPERIOR, BUT NOW WE FIND OUT MAJORITY OF THEM WERE CORRUPT AND OR SCUM. THANK THE LORD FOR GRANTING THE PRAYER REQUEST BY THE MAJORITY, THOSE WHO ARE NOT OF FAITH TOO AND KEEP PRAYING.

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Aela Sunday, 03 November 2024 05:00 PM

You mean Ranil? Of course yes.

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Sam Silva Sunday, 03 November 2024 06:42 PM

Exactly. What does this has to do with anything unless he wants to score some points. We all like to consume organic organic foods for health issues regardless who you are. It's a preference of lifestyle. If someone wants to eat garbage that is his or her preference.

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M Fernando Monday, 04 November 2024 12:07 AM

Or did former incumbents suffer from Superiority Complex ?

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Maxwell Monday, 04 November 2024 04:01 AM

Preferring not to eat exclusively grown vegetables at a cost borne by the people by himself while the common people only get what is available in the market is termed an `inferiority complex`? So, the callous, insensitive behavior of past Presidents like RW, MR, GR, Sirisena, CBK etc. were all superior to you and better accepted? As long as even a grain of such self inferiority acceptance is inherent in any of us this society will never progress beyond subjugation.

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S. Fari Monday, 04 November 2024 05:05 AM

That is how those suffering from a superiority complex see things. Thankfully that elitist camp will have no choice except drop their ego and accept reality the way it is.

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Monkey will always look like a monkey Sunday, 03 November 2024 03:00 PM

Your looks and characteristics may not change whether you consume organic or other types of vegetables.

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Saman Fernando Sunday, 03 November 2024 03:30 PM

Agreed... it takes one to know one, right?

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Sammy Sunday, 03 November 2024 08:33 PM

Who are you to pass judgement on looks and character? He is not a looter and looting is not good character.

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Tissa Fernando Monday, 04 November 2024 09:49 AM

Looting or destructions result in same economic damage.

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Monkey will always look like a monkey Sunday, 03 November 2024 03:00 PM

Your looks and characteristics may not change whether you consume organic or other types of vegetables.

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warren Sunday, 03 November 2024 03:52 PM

Aney, Mr. President, can you please take a broader view of the economy and do things to bring economic prosperity rather than focus on "nano" matters? You reduce the fuel price of Octane 95 but not Octane 92 of the common man. Whether you consume organic vegetables or not is no concern for us. Please understand, you are the president of Sri Lanka, and not a MP in the opposition organising strikes and protest campaigns.

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Christo255 Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:06 PM

Another irrelevant distorted story by AKD. If Presidential house in N Eliya has a organic vegetable patch which has produce isn't it a good thing? What do they want to do with the veggies? Don't grow or throw them away? These are all gimmicks to distract the gullible SL voters who have forgotten all what was promised before he became president

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Lala Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:23 PM

Cheap talk

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Kirihāmi Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:33 PM

These EXes were the rulers of a certain class; they were not the leaders of the entire country. The special treatments, perks, and privileges they asked for indicate that they acted that way too. They may have felt an inflated sense of self-importance and wanted to pretend to be a special breed.

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Gihan Sunday, 03 November 2024 04:50 PM

What a big deal for the gallery viewers!

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Dee Sunday, 03 November 2024 05:12 PM

No point in entertaining people on stage! People will start asking for food once the laughter ends! Your 60kg of veggies are like stopping backup vehicles, gives no value towards forward progression. No no vehicles for ministers, what difference has it done? Now no petroleum minister (taking 150/- per liter) , has it reduced fuel?

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Terrence K Sunday, 03 November 2024 05:15 PM

We do not know whether to laugh or to cry because before becoming the President you expressed that you do not require security by any armed forces and you will be able to manage without any luxurious vehicles which are chauffeur driven. So how can the public depend on your willy-nilly personality!!!!!!

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Reality Sunday, 03 November 2024 05:17 PM

Why not give this so called President's House in Nuwara Eliya to the common people as a holiday home. Why does an NPP President want to keep a luxury residence whether he eats organic vegetables or not

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Budusaranai Sunday, 03 November 2024 05:44 PM

I support Dilith but here again you take my heart. These are NOT perks but exploiting their power unjustly

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Mohan Sunday, 03 November 2024 05:49 PM

People should be encouraged to grow organic vegetables at their homes. At least green leafy vegetables.

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Yohan Sunday, 03 November 2024 06:02 PM

These are minor matters and not even things to discuss or talk in political stages. Instead you should focus and reveal your major plans related to economy. It does not matter if you eat organic or inorganic. lol

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DOT Sunday, 03 November 2024 06:03 PM

Great , but why do you make it public ?

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jude Sunday, 03 November 2024 06:38 PM

Playing to the gallery. How is this move going to put the country's economy into a boom? This is what you are failing to communicate. Your frugality doesn't translate into a better economy.

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M Fernando Monday, 04 November 2024 12:10 AM

.. I guess you are saying that past President's and Minister's in-your-face excesses did put the economy into a boom ? Especially the Immediate Past 30-umbrella President ?

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Dinruta Sunday, 03 November 2024 06:41 PM

I am sure you can repay the loans fast with that savings.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Sunday, 03 November 2024 06:56 PM

This practice was in place from JR’s time, as I can remember. Every week the vegetables were sent by train from N’Eliya. The Prabhu ones. Presidents also spent their holidays during the April season in the Salubrious President’s house in N’Eliya with their extended families. Wonder what AKD would do? Interesting times indeed!!!

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LORD, HEAR THE CRYS OF THE MAJORITY AND GRANT US OUR PRAYER REQUEST. THANK YOU LORD FOR THE FIRST MIRACLE, WE NEED ANOTHER AND ASK THIS THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS. AMEN Sunday, 03 November 2024 11:33 PM

DILSKSHAN, YOU LEFT OUR THE EXTENDED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS LOL. KEEP PRAYING FOR ANURA AND HIS TEAM, OUR 2ND MIRACLE IS ON ITS WAY. AMEN

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Grace Sunday, 03 November 2024 07:33 PM

Organic vegetable for the president who was not elected by people. For poor people rice and poll sambol.

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Dee Sunday, 03 November 2024 10:04 PM

Continue enjoying it after the 14th!

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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 03 November 2024 10:51 PM

When you are lazy you can only eat rice and poll symbol.

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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 03 November 2024 10:51 PM

When you are lazy you can only eat rice and poll symbol.

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RanjithT Sunday, 03 November 2024 08:12 PM

Another go at the past presidents. This is what happens when the shoe is too big.

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AHM Sunday, 03 November 2024 08:15 PM

I think you better work on developing than talk about what previous presidents ate and what you don't. How much are you saving for the country by boycotting organic vegetables? Your whole propaganda is talking of what presidents ate and drank. Do some proper work, arrest the Rajapakshas without talking nonsense

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Jega Sunday, 03 November 2024 09:04 PM

What a cheap talk of a country president. Not only former presidents, even lot of others consume organic vegetables. Please visit a nearby supermaket and see how many such vegetable varieties are sold. Fomer presidents eating organic vegetables cannot be a crime. You have no other way to get votes at the general election?

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Potta Harry Sunday, 03 November 2024 09:28 PM

While an MP heard from him at the Parliament about many serious corruptions seems to have done by various governments in power. Seriously, I expected to hear from him about the actions initiated against those serious corruptions revealed by him. Unfortunately, he now talks about vegetable consumption of previous presidents. Typical JVP attitude.

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Heena Manaya Sunday, 03 November 2024 09:54 PM

Nothing wrong in growing veges in your backyard and consuming them by you.

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Perera Monday, 04 November 2024 05:32 AM

Veges are grown at tax payers expense in the backyard of the N'Eliya Pres' House not to feed the tax payer.

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Smh Sunday, 03 November 2024 10:18 PM

Yawn. So petty and small minded. As a president there should be more pressing concern to talk about.

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Kalyani Sunday, 03 November 2024 11:09 PM

Please give up the President's house in Colombo as well, because you may not be familiar with the modern sanitary facilities.

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Galileo Monday, 04 November 2024 01:28 AM

Don’t you people understand the reason they eat organic vegetable, bcoz the veritable grown for common people are highly produced with chemicals , so they are scared to eat them, they should be the example to the common people. But they serve garbage to common people while they eat healthy food. Common people suffering from all the diseases and they and their family wants to live a healthy life. Same like they don’t want to use the common man medicine while importing high quality medicine for them and travel to singapore for high quality treatment. If they don’t face the common people suffering, how they will improve the life of ours.

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Niroshan Monday, 04 November 2024 01:39 AM

Akd bro we did not vote you to stop organic vegetables to consume..you can eat what ever shit you want since its not going to make a big change in our economy. Try to do something which can change our economy patern..don't try to get the vote promoting silly things. Also pls remember that you are using bmw x5 and 3 security jeeps and 2 motorbike for ur personal election campaign.

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Raj Monday, 04 November 2024 02:03 AM

Warren, May I point out to you that 'Rome was not built in a day". Currently, this government is in a caretaker mode functioning with three ministers and no parliament. Given this, AKD

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Lanka putha Monday, 04 November 2024 03:11 AM

Please don't think this is cheap politics. What he is saying is they were having safe organic food and public was having chemicals this would have affected their health and people could have died young where these old politicians were having healthy food living longer and emptied the kitty. He is saying the real out come and some of the people taking in a negative way. Please understand.

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Perera Monday, 04 November 2024 04:53 AM

Sam Silva, the difference is you and I have BUY our organic vegetables with our hard earned money, these lampoons in the form of former presidents hated by the people get the stuff for absolutely FREE the cost being borne by you, me and the rest of the nation.

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SAF Monday, 04 November 2024 06:17 AM

True this topic is just a small part in the grand scheme of things. Forms a part in Luxuries enjoyed to the last rupee, by those who cosidered themselves privileged and entitled. Would be good to know who the couriers were transporting the produce. An army officer, a goverment servant ? All at public cost ! why not grow them the Presidents House ?

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M Fernando Monday, 04 November 2024 07:15 AM

Organic veggies? No wonder they are still around !

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Srilankan Monday, 04 November 2024 07:25 AM

Mr president don’t talk this vegetable story’s please show your strength in economy rather than talking

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Inshi Monday, 04 November 2024 07:57 AM

Let your vision and progress do all the talking. All presidents in the past enjoyed and exploited their positions and the people kept mum. We need someone who actually cares for her people. This is food for thought.

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citizen Monday, 04 November 2024 08:21 AM

A very good statement for the gallery viewers. You can reach the highest seat but you cannot change the true upbringing. Sad grow up Mr. President

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Kamal Gammampila Monday, 04 November 2024 08:21 AM

He has unraveled many failings of former politicians. Now he should unravel why former presidents wanted organic food for themselves. Our food has agricultural toxicants causing a catastrophic health crisis. Hope he will unravel the facts and address it immediately to save us from destruction.

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NJ Monday, 04 November 2024 08:28 AM

Give the guy a break, he’s just started. Why are Sri Lankans such narrow minded folk or are all the trolls here from the “opposition”? If you can’t get the small things right, then you can’t do the big things right. What he is highlighting is the two class system, if the leaders can’t eat what the average person eats, then they cannot lead “the people” If you lose the common touch, you cannot lead for the people but for your self and your cronies as has largely happened since independence.

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Jeanne Monday, 04 November 2024 02:16 PM

We DID give the guy a break. But not to talk about organic vegetables and other BS. He is wasting precious time and precious votes by fixating on "righting" the superficial "wrongs". Get on with the REAL job, ADK.

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Rasika Monday, 04 November 2024 08:31 AM

Hey hey irrespective of some Sri Lankans live today in overseas or in SL today they need fully corrupted looters to govern this country. You can't correct them AKD. The narrow minded modern day slaves. That's why people in Uganda, UAE govts are enjoying like Arjun Mahendran's wedding fiesta for a couple of years. Yeah!!

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MirakRajBanda Monday, 04 November 2024 08:39 AM

Shall I add one more point? Do you know what kind of water Ranil and Mahinda drinks? Sprinkcling water of Knuckle ranges? No! No!! they deink water from French Alps. Have you ever seen a water in green colour glass bottles? it's called 'Perrier Minarel Water' from France, even many French cannot afford it. Don't they have a bit of shame on their bones???

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Tissa Fernando Monday, 04 November 2024 10:39 AM

What a stupid comment is this about Perrier water. I drink this water every day. It is not expensive in other countries. You are making this comnent based on dome assumptions. Real JVP mentality I have zero trust that you will fo anything positive for this country. You will be just free loaders all the time.

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Mahesh Pieris Monday, 04 November 2024 09:52 AM

Mr. President,You have far better topics to discuss. Get your priorities right.

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Wiseman Monday, 04 November 2024 10:28 AM

Whole point is, Prez does not want any exclusive benefits which the majority citizens does not have access to. Organic fruits and veg are healthy option, very few can afford them.

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Smh Monday, 04 November 2024 11:13 AM

Not true. Go to a pola and buy from the lone old lady who brings produce from their plot. That's organic.

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Mark Anandappa Monday, 04 November 2024 11:24 AM

This guy always talks about only himself

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Jeanne Monday, 04 November 2024 11:27 AM

Why is ADK spending so much time and effort in talking about organic vegetables and other rubbish when he should be focussing on critical matters like financial stability, security, tourism and assisting farmers and growing the agricultural industry. This sanctimonious revelations and witch hunt is counter productive and utterly useless. He needs to stay on track in order to deliver his election promises in a timely manner.

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kumari. sen Monday, 04 November 2024 02:59 PM

Remember there is NO parliament yet to bring any new laws. Why are you not aware of this? The problem with some citizens is that they expect miracles in one month. It is important for citizens know how RW without a mandate and comprehensively rejected by people 17 times lived a luxury life hidden to the public who paid for this.

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Jeanne Monday, 04 November 2024 03:29 PM

The problem is NOT the citizens expecting miracles - the problem is the focus on petty details is unnecessary and is absolutely ZERO benefit to Sri Lankan voters.

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Namal Tuesday, 12 November 2024 12:36 PM

Don’t worry. Uganda Kumara will make a special flight to bring down the dollars.

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Pin Gona 2 Monday, 04 November 2024 03:44 PM

That's exactly I was thinking, how come common people get many kinds of ailments and die fast whereas the ruling bunch are never sick and immortals, now it is making sense.

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Garen Tuesday, 12 November 2024 12:33 PM

This was the support that was received with 2/3rd majority. Now wondering where they are? So all the rest too wanted organic fertilizer? Please make inquiry of the fertilizer ship scam that and in whose backyard it was unloaded.

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