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had criticized the claims noting the claims by GMOA were not backed by data and had no basis in fact or science. Data showed that Sri Lanka was in fact using the lowest amounts of fertiliser and pesticides per unit area in the region with in addition to a reduction in the use of Class 1 pesticide by
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also got an appointment with him on a time during the strike and showed the receipt in social media and in a media conference. Dr.Padeniya quickly reacted by cancelling the appointments. OPD services and medical clinics of several government hospitals were crippled due to the strike but was
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by engaging in strikes when they were reviewed by government. However in May 2017 GMOA head
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back to power. Rajapaksa personally visited
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special admission criteria for children of its members to elite government schools bypassing the national government admission process of the
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