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Dilip Wedaarachchi

Dilip Wedaarachchi

Sri Lankan politician (born 1957)

Dilip Wedaarachchi (born 5 February 1957) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1] He is famous for having eaten raw fish at a press conference to shun the rumours claiming that Covid-19 virus can be transmitted by consumption of seafood.[2] He gained further fame by demonstrating evidence of two thirds during a parliament session.[3]

Quick Facts Hon.MP, Member of Parliament for Hambantota District ...

References

  1. [1]
    "DILIP WEDAARACHCHI". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Dilip Wedaarachchi eats raw fish to shun public fear". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    "දිලිප් වෙදආරච්චි වසර 4 කට පෙර පාර්ලිමේන්තු සභාව මැද සරම ඉස්සූ වීඩියෝව". Gossip Lanka News. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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