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Vietnamese Buddhist Society funded private jet: Vijitha
By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera
Colombo, May 8 (Daily Mirror) - Heated arguments erupted in Parliament when Opposition MP Harshana Rajakaruna questioned the government as to who bore the expenses for the private jet for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to return from Vietnam.
MP Rajakaruna told Parliament that it is circulated in social media that a company had borne the expenses for the flight and urged the government to make a clarification.
Responding to the question, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said the Sri Lankan government did not spend a cent for the jet and that all the expenses were borne by a Buddhist Society in Vietnam.
He said the President was invited to attend the UN Vesak festival in Vietnam and make the keynote address on May 6.
"We informed them that the President won't be able to come back for the election after the speech. So, the organisers, a Buddhist Society in Vietnam arranged the jet," he said.
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