Suspected contaminated food sample sent to Government Analyst
March 1, 2018,
Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, who is also the co-cabinet spokesman on Wednesday (Feb. 28) said that he was ready to assist in the ongoing investigations into allegations that birth control pills had been mixed with food served at a roadside eatery.
Commenting on media reports, Dr. Senaratne said that over the years there had been a spate of allegations, in some instances directed at doctors. But, subsequent investigations had proved there was no basis for such accusations.
When journalists pointed out that social media had reported that an employee of an eatery in the Eastern Province had admitted serving food with crushed birth control pills, Dr. Senaratne stressed that such claims couldn’t be taken seriously.
Dr. Senaratne explained the difference in male and female birth control methods.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ampara, K. N. J. Wedisinghe yesterday told The Island that allegedly contaminated food sample had been sent to the Government Analyst. Wedisinghe said that investigation undertaken by the GA would help establish the truth. The DIG said that five persons had been so far arrested over their alleged involvement in organised attack on the eatery and damaged to other property in the vicinity.
Dr. Senaratne said that mob violence should be examined against the backdrop of nearly 30 year long war and the previous government habitually promoting ethnic tensions for petty political reasons.
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