Anura Kumara Dissanayake

President Dissanayaka correct when corrected on software engineers

“Currently, there are 26 million software engineers in the world, but there are only 85,000 in Sri Lanka.”

Labour and Income

JVP Sri Lanka YouTube Page | August 13, 2024

Posted on: 25 October, 2024

Partly True

AKD: not short on how remittances are preventing shortages

Even today, our country is running on the foreign currency sent by you [Sri Lankans living overseas]. […] our country has gas, fuel, and medicines, firstly because of the foreign exchange you all send, and secondly, because we are not repaying debt [at present]. 

Economy

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, AKD’s YouTube Page, | July 21, 2024

Posted on: 27 August, 2024

True

AKD overblows RW’s yahapalanaya debt

When Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power in 2015, our debt was LKR 8.5 trillion […] In 2020, the country’s debt […] stood at LKR 15 trillion […] Approximately, Ranil’s five years put the country more in debt by LKR 6.5 trillion.

Debt

JVP Sri Lanka Facebook page | October 22, 2023

Posted on: 7 December, 2023

False

AKD mistakes disparity in total economic activity as disparity in individual participation

Today, 36% of our country’s national wealth is generated from the Western Province. The North Central Province’s contribution to our country’s national wealth is 5%. The contribution of the North Western Province is 9%. The benefits of the economy flow to the people to the extent that they participate in the economy… The rural poor have not got a chance to join the economy.

Economy

Aruna | January 26, 2023

Posted on: 2 March, 2023

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%...

Socioeconomic

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%.

Economy

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.

Politics

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.

Governance

JVP Official Facebook Page | September 19, 2021

Posted on: 28 October, 2021

True