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MR’s quip: Weli to save weli

MR’s quip: Weli to save weli

Last Wednesday’s weekly Cabinet meeting saw some humorous moments after ministers discussed illegal sand mining. Most of them spoke in Sinhala and referred to sand as weli. They were complaining about the environmental damage that was being caused. That prompted President Mahinda Rajapaksa to remark in Sinhala “why don’t we send Weliamuna to sort matters [...]

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