MP Gammanpila raises false alarm on declining Sinhala population
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"According to the 1981 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 51%. According to the 2012 census, the Sinhala population in the city of Colombo was 28%. The Sinhala population has reduced by half. That gap has been filled by the Tamil and Muslim people who arrived from the north and east.”
Aruna | August 3, 2023
Posted on: 14 September, 2023

False
MP Gammanpila messes up the math on demographic change
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In comparison to the 5 to 9 age group, the Sinhala population in the 0 to 4 age group has increased by 0.5%. But the Muslim population has increased by 1.4%, or threefold…
Udaya Gammanpila's Official Website | June 20, 2019
Posted on: 28 November, 2019

Blatantly False