• We should not let incidents of this nature happen in future

By Sheain Fernandopulle   

Referring to the incident where Moratuwa Mayor Samanlal Fernando had a spat with a female doctor at a vaccination centre, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Namal Rajapaksa extended his apology to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and said it was an isolated incident.   

Minister Namal apologized to the President during the COVID-19 meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.  The President said they had been doing well in the vaccination drive and added this particular incident however had spoiled the entire programme.  “We should not let incidents of this nature happen in future,” the President added.  A heated exchange of words had taken place between the Mayor and the doctor as the doctor had refused to give the vaccine according to the list given by 
the Mayor.