Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Partly True
AKD fumbles the numbers on higher malnutrition in Nuwara Eliya
…if you take Sri Lanka as a whole, the prevalence of low birthweight is 12.2% but if you take the Nuwara Eliya hill country community, it is 20%. Generally, in Sri Lanka, 7.4% of children below the age of 5 years suffer from wasting but among the hill country communities, it is 8.2%. Generally, at a national level, the prevalence of stunting is 8.2%; among the hill country communities, it is 17.4%...
Parliament live telecast | November 8, 2022
Posted on: 1 December, 2022
Partly True
AKD works out worker remittances
Foreign remittances increased during the first 5 months of 2021. It increased by USD 450Mn. However, it started to drop from the sixth month onwards… This January, it [remittances] reduced by 62%.
Lankadeepa | March 7, 2022
Posted on: 5 May, 2022
True
AKD mis-categorises expenditure in assessing Rajapaksa budget
There are 4 Rajapaksas who represent the cabinet. There is also a state minister as well. How much of funds have been allocated to that family—to the ministries they represent? The total expenditure is 5,200 billion or 5.2 trillion. However, when 5,200 million (sic) is being spent, 3,470 million (sic) is being spent within one group—within one family. That is 64% of total government expenditure.
Newfirst.lk | November 20, 2021
Posted on: 1 December, 2021
False
MP Dissanayake tenders valid objection on gas pipelines contract
…Basil Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented a cabinet paper and handed over these constructions [to convert the Yugadhanawi Power Plant into an LNG plant] to a US company [New Fortress Energy] that was not involved in the tender process in anyway.
JVP Official Facebook Page | September 19, 2021
Posted on: 28 October, 2021
True
Anura Kumara Dissanayake over-estimates money printing, on the face of it.
From the day this government came into power to March this year, LKR 831 billion has been printed.
Mawbima | May 3, 2021
Posted on: 25 June, 2021
Partly True
MP Dissanayake correctly exposes foreign debt payment exposure
We have to pay close to USD 400 million a month in [foreign] debt.
Lankadeepa | October 12, 2020
Posted on: 26 November, 2020
True
MP Dissanayaka on public transport: riding on Western Province data
Only 52% of our country uses public transport... 48% of the people use private transport.
Divaina | November 1, 2019
Posted on: 1 January, 2020
Partly True
MP Anura Kumara Dissanayaka correctly quotes statutory rape statistics
1,600 [young] girls are raped every year.
Divaina | October 25, 2019
Posted on: 6 November, 2019
True
MP Dissanayake right on poverty of estate workers
“They [estate workers] spend 50 percent of their earnings on food."
Daily News | January 25, 2019
Posted on: 21 February, 2019
True
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka: false data and flawed claims
According to the Annual Report published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), the Western Province contributes to 52% of the GDP of the country…
Mawbima | August 28, 2018
Posted on: 17 October, 2018
Blatantly False