What did the President tell YouTubers? He even revealed a “war secret” about Iran

2026-03-29 - 06:54

Various views are being expressed regarding the discussion President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held with a group of YouTubers last week. However, details of what was actually discussed have not yet been properly made public. Meanwhile, the Aruna weekend newspaper has revealed several points said to have arisen during the meeting in its “Janarajaya” column. The account is as follows: YouTubers summoned to Pelawatte The President invited fourteen social media activists to the office of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna in Pelawatte on Sunday afternoon to brief them on the current situation in the country. The coordination of the social media activists was handled by the President’s Media Division. Only the President and the Minister of Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa, were present. The meeting, which began at 3.00 p.m., concluded at 5.45 p.m. Opening the discussion, the President stated: President speaks on coal “The fuel issue is severe. A crude oil shipment is expected next week. If it does not arrive, the Sapugaskanda oil refinery will have to be shut down.” The President went on to explain the energy crisis at length. At this point, a social media activist asked whether there had been any fraud in the coal supplied to the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant. “There is no fraud, but there is an issue regarding quality,” the President replied.