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Is Media Minister still waiting for answer from his colleague?

It was revealed at this week's Cabinet briefing that Sri Lanka will be receiving one million metric tonnes of rice from China as a grant. The event was to mark the 70th anniversary of the Rubber-Rice Pact signed between the two countries in 1952.

Last week, Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardena requested China to give a ‘generous’ donation of rice amidst concerns raised locally on food security of the country following the fertilizer ban that resulted in a subtle decrease of yield in paddy cultivation.

A journalist followed it up posing a question to both Co-Cabinet Spokespersons asking whether the donated rice was cultivated under organic farming in keeping up with the government agrarian policies.

Minister of Mass Media and Co- Cabinet Spokesperson Dulles Alahapperuma responded saying that he was not aware of the details but he will have to check with his ministerial colleague Gunawardena before commenting on it.

The next day, a daily newspaper ran a caricature depicting the Minister of Mass Media chasing his colleague to verify it.

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