Prof. Channa Jayasumana has stated that he got to know about Dr. Shafi forcibly sterilizing women, through gods Naatha and Vipassaka

Occurred in Sri Lanka on Jan. 6, 2021 at 7:22 p.m.
Reported by Nishadi Gunatilake via Internet on Jan. 7, 2021 at noon
# Anti-Muslim # forced sterilization # Dr Shafi

This report is Confirmed false and is of Medium Priority. Here is why -
An external fact checker has confirmed that Prof. Channa Jayasumana has not made a statement like that. Read more here (Sinhala): https://srilanka.factcrescendo.com/2021/01/08/fake-statement-attributed-to-channa-jayasumana-using-a-newspaper-layout/. It seems that people had shared this post to mostly satirize Prof. Jayasumana, and also the political group he represents called "Viyathmaga". However, Prof. Jayasumana had issued a statement to a national newspaper on 4th July 2019, stating that nowadays hospitals appoint an additional Sinhala doctor for a caesarian surgery if a Muslim doctor is conducting that, due to what Dr. Shafi did. Prof. Jayasumana is also known as a person who seeks god Naatha's advice often. On 27 June 2019, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had informed the court that there was no evidence to prove Dr. Shafi had carried out any forced sterilizations, had links to extremists organizations or had amassed wealth illegally.
Resolution added by - Nishadi Gunatilake
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