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Claims regarding Mahinda Deshapriya’s Statement on Minister Kumara Jayakodi’s qualifications are false

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A statement made by former Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, asserting that Energy Minister Sri Kumara Jayakodi is an engineering undergraduate, circulating on social media caught the attention of FactSeeker.

by Anonymous |

December 18, 2024

Stated below is the claim circulating on Social Media.

“Former Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has stated that the accusations circulating on social media, alleging that Energy Minister Kumara Jayakodi is falsely presenting himself as an engineer, are untrue. He explained that according to the details provided by the Minister in Parliament, he is listed as an engineering undergraduate. Therefore, it is incorrect to accuse the Minister of misrepresenting his qualifications. Deshapriya made these comments during a radio discussion, as reported on social media.” (translated)

The relevant links to the posts are attatched below:

The relevant links to the posts are attatched below:
https://janahanda.site/#/news/9
https://sinhala-themorningtelegraph.com/?p=4617
https://newsweb.lk/archives/34102

FactSeeker observed a recent radio conversation involving Mahinda Deshapriya. During a phone interview on the “Baluimgala” program on Neth FMon December 6, Deshapriya discussed the issue of a minister accused of falsely claiming to be an engineer. However, he clarified that in Parliament, the minister had only identified himself as an engineering undergraduate. Notably, he did not explicitly mention MP Jayakodi in his comments.

FactSeeker also cross-checked the official Parliament Members database and found that while Kumara Jayakodi’s educational qualifications were not listed, he was officially recognized as a professional engineer.

Subsequently, FactSeeker reached out to Mahinda Deshapriya for clarification. He confirmed that he did not make any statements about MP Jayakodi in the manner described in the posts.

Accordingly, FactSeeker confirms that the claims circulating on social media about Mahinda Deshapriya stating that Kumarajayakodi is an engineering undergraduate are false.

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