Colombo (News1st): Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe says it is the responsibility of the Government to uncover who made a comment distorting matters that were discussed by the Cabinet of Ministers.

He said this is an attempt to deliberately create an issue in the country.

He was speaking at the SLFP media briefing this afternoon to comment on the report published on the alleged assassination plot of the President and Former Defence Secretary.

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