COLOMBO (News 1st): The Prime Minister’s Office says that reports of two bullet-proof vehicles being ordered by Mahinda Rajapaksa are false. The statement signed by Prime Minister’s Media Secretary Rohan Weliwita says they reject the information published on social media.

The statement reads that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has not ordered any vehicles at this point in time.

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