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Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president? [...] Dissanayake is the leader of National People’s Power alliance, and of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, or People’s Liberation Front, a Marxist political party that waged two unsuccessful armed insurrections in 1970s and 1980s to capture power through socialist revolution. [...] Having realised that it was not possible to come to power through his party alone, Dissanayake formed the NPP in 2019, bringing together 21 groups including political parties, youth groups, women’s groups, trade unions and other civil society groups.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken office as Sri Lanka’s president shortly after winning the country’s election. [...] Dissanayake’s party is part of the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, which he leads. The JVP led antistate insurrections in the 1970s and 1980s. Dissanayake was first elected to parliament in 2000. The JVP has never been close to power in the past, and Dissanayake won just 3 percent of the vote in 2019’s presidential election.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-22): So who is president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake? [...] Dissanayake, who was elected to the JVP’s central committee in 1997 and became its leader in 2008, has since apologised for the group’s violence during this so-called "season of terror". [...] The JVP, which currently has just three seats in parliament, is part of the NPP coalition that Dissanayake now heads.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-08-14): Is It Illegal for Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP? [...] Social media posts claim that Anura Kumara Dissanayake is illegally holding the leadership of two political parties, JVP (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna) and NPP (National People Power). These posts argue that one person cannot lead two parties simultaneously and cite Article 103(2) of the Sri Lankan Constitution, which mandates the Election Commission to conduct free and fair elections. They allege that the Election Commission violated this obligation by allowing Dissanayake to register and lead both parties. [...] The claim that it is illegal for Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lead both JVP and NPP is false. There is no constitutional or legal provision that restricts an individual from holding leadership positions in two political parties simultaneously. The Election Commission’s actions are in accordance with the law, and the ongoing court case lacks a valid legal basis according to the Attorney General.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-22): Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting himself as a transformative leader to young voters and those tired of the "corrupt politics" of the traditional politicians. Dissanayake, 56, popularly known as AKD, was on Sunday declared the winner of Saturday's presidential election. [...] The leader of the JVP's broader front, the National People's Power (NPP), Dissanayake's anti-corruption message and his promise of a change in political culture resonated strongly with young voters who have been demanding system change since the economic crisis. [...] With the JVP leaving the government over a joint mechanism with the LLTE on sharing the 2004 Tsunami relief aid to the North, then controlled by the rebel group, Dissanayake became the parliamentary group leader of the JVP in 2008.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2023-09-16): It was in the year 2017 that I accidentally took part in an essential meeting representing my dean of the faculty in a restaurant at Kiribathgoda. It was organized by an academic team of the University of Kelaniya, and the meeting was to form NPP in a more technical procedure. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of JVP came for the meeting because he was considered the main figure. During the meeting, I mean that was the peak moment of our discussion, I raised a question for which Anura slightly threw an idea, but it was not so satisfactory. Amidst some of the objections, I truly supported NPP though I was not in Sri Lanka after 2018 [went to the US for studies]. I was quite helpful for my team to arrange certain meetings for NPP in Jaffna. That’s how we began a movement. [...] Now, Anura Kumara, as a minister representing JVP has been in the parliament for many years and of course as the leader of JVP. He has been criticizing and critically giving evidence for many wrong-turns of the Rajapaksaa regime, Gotabaya’s regime, and Ranil’s cruel decisions that violated the constitution. We have enough records for Anura’s counterarguments and NPP public meetings. [...] Anura is regenerating a strong voice through NPP conferences and public meetings. He is radically critical of many sub-cultures that were primarily promoted by the Rajapaksa regime and later at the hands of Ranil. However, in my view, Anura is spoiling a better soup.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-25): On September 22, 2024, the Sri Lankan election authority announced that Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) alliance won the presidential election. Dissanayake, who has been the leader of the left-wing JVP since 2014, defeated 37 other candidates, including the incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe of the United National Party (UNP) and his closest challenger Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. [...] The JVP or the People’s Liberation Front was founded in 1965 as a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary party. Led by Rohana Wijeweera (1943-1989), the party attempted two armed insurrections—in 1971 and again from 1987 to 1989—against what it perceived as an unjust, corrupt, and intractable system. Both uprisings were brutally suppressed, leading to thousands of deaths, including the assassination of Wijeweera.After 1989, the JVP renounced the armed struggle and entered the democratic political arena. The leader of the JVP before Dissanayake was Somawansa Amerasinghe (1943-2016), who rebuilt the party after its major leaders had been killed in the late 1980s. Dissanayake took forward the agenda of building a left-wing political party that advocated for socialist policies in the electoral and social arenas.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-02-11): A National People’s Power (NPP) delegation led by its leader comrade Anura Kumara Dissanayake was invited to India for talks with India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Mr Ajit Doval and the Foreign Secretary Mr Vinay Mohan Kwatra. Dr Jaishankar’s social media posts denoted positive and productive discussions that centred on bilateral relationships, and mutual benefits. Comrade Anura is also the leader of the JVP. This is not the first engagement of the JVP with the Indian government although this recent visit is being subject to much debate and criticism mostly by political pundits. Social media posts from those affiliated with the NPP and the JVP have interpreted this visit as a recognition by India the potential of comrade Anura of winning the next presidential elections. Previously, diplomats did not endeavour to engage with the JVP because it was not seen as a strong enough political force. Circumstances have now changed with the NPP increasingly gaining more visibility, popularity and credibility, particularly among the lower middle class.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-08-04): If the glittering promise of the ‘Jathika Jana Balavegaya’ (NPP) is supposed to offer a better, brighter Sri Lanka to put an end to the ’76 year old curse’ of its political rivals, it is time that NPP Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake refrains from justifying his actions during the run-up to the September 21st Presidential elections on the basis that, ‘others are doing it, why not me?’ [...] But Sri Lanka has been in election mode for months. Is it not incumbent upon political parties, not only the NPP but also the ‘Samagi Jana Balavegaya’ led by its Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa (as the two parties which hold themselves out as the ‘new guard’ as opposed to the ‘old), to show good faith in the sources of funding for numerous activities (including the much publicized programme of unveiling ‘smart’ classrooms in schools) that amount to a forerunner to the official election campaign? And then we have Mr Dissanayake’s explanation that no election laws had been violated by his attending the National Convention of Nurses in Maharagama. That was argued to be a trade union meeting organized by the ‘Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’ (JVP or the NPP’s political avatar as the case may be) which the NPP presidential candidate attended as a ‘guest’ (in actual fact, the ‘chief guest.’)
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-10-08): -By A Staff Writer (Lanka-e-News -12.Sep.2024, 11.00 pm) Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power (NPP), is calling on Sri Lankans to cast their vote for his party, positioning himself as the leader capable of pulling the country out of its current cr Read more >> [...] -By A Staff Writer (Lanka-e-News -08.Sep.2024, 11.00 pm) Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power (NPP) party, has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lanka’s upcoming election. His campaign focuses on addressing the country's pressing economic and.. Read more >> [...] (Lanka-e-News -04.Nov.2023, 5.00PM) In recent times, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People's Power (NPP), has been making significant strides in international politics. His participation in a series of rallies and events in the USA h Read more >>
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-22): The recent election in Sri Lanka, the first since the 2022 economic collapse, marked a historic milestone for the island nation. Left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake pipped centrist Sajith Premadasa after a close contest. The 55-year-old's Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), was part of the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance comprising 21 groups including political parties, trade unions, and civil society collectives. [...] When the votes were counted on Sunday, September 22, local media reports said Dissanayake secured 42.31% of votes, while Sajith Premadasa got 32.76% votes. Since both of them failed to get the required 50%, the preferential votes were counted. Since the margin of difference was nearly 10 lakh votes, JVP claimed victory, while several members from the opposition camp conceded defeat. However, SJB leader Sujeewa Senasinghe alleged that the election officials were partial towards the NPP. "Counting of preferential votes began without official representatives. This is illegal," he said. Ranil Wickremesinghe [...] The JVP chief was one of the leaders in the 2022 Janatha Aragalaya (the People’s Struggle) protests against the Rajapaksas. While Premadasa’s support base among young and working-class Sinhala voters was believed to be strong, Dissanayake’s campaign of "clean governance", criticism of the state of health, education and transport sectors, seems to have resonated with a section of Sri Lankans.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-21): Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades. Dissanayake, 55, who does not possess political lineage like some of his rivals in the presidential election, led from start to finish during the counting of votes, knocking out incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. [...] Dissanayake ran as a candidate for the National People's Power alliance, which includes his Marxist-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna party.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-17): Opinion polls indicate widespread dissatisfaction with the economy and suggest that, despite recent gains, Wickremesinghe remains the underdog, running behind his two main rivals, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, who heads the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and its National People’s Power (NPP) alliance.[4] With the political landscape more fluid and unpredictable than ever, what looks to be the country’s first-ever three-way race could well be very close, particularly given the uncertainties surrounding preference votes.[5] [...] The NPP’s Dissanayake, who has led in polls for much of 2023 and 2024, promises a more radical break from current policies and ways of doing politics. Organising intensively across the country since the end of the protest movement, Dissanayake and the NPP aim to channel popular anger at economic hardship and lack of action on corruption. They are positioning themselves as the inheritors of the aragalaya’s project of "system change" and the only real alternative to the establishment parties that have ruled Sri Lanka since independence, given that the JVP, which dominates the alliance, has only been in government once – and then only briefly.[5] Many appear willing to give the NPP a chance to solve the country’s problems.[6]
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis [...] Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People's Power coalition, defeated President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and 35 other candidates in Saturday's election. [...] Dissanayake's coalition is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, or People’s Liberation Front, a Marxist party that waged two unsuccessful armed insurrections in the 1970s and 1980s to capture power through socialist revolution. After its defeat, the JVP entered democratic politics in 1994 and has been mostly in opposition since then. However, they have supported several previous presidents and been part of governments briefly.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's new Marxist president? [...] Dissanayake is the leader of National People’s Power alliance, and of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, or People’s Liberation Front, a Marxist political party that waged two unsuccessful armed insurrections in 1970s and 1980s to capture power through socialist revolution. [...] Having realised that it was not possible to come to power through his party alone, Dissanayake formed the NPP in 2019, bringing together 21 groups including political parties, youth groups, women’s groups, trade unions and other civil society groups.
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Since 2019, the JVP has contested elections under its own national coalition, the National People's Power (NPP) and has since been a prominent party in Sri Lankan politics.[17][18] In the 2024 presidential election, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected President of Sri Lanka.[19] [...] 2019 presidential elections [edit]The party went to the elections as National People's Power, and its candidate was Anura Kumara Dissanayake. He received 418,553 votes, which accounted for 3.16% of valid votes in the presidential election. Since then, the party has been called the NPP or JJB (Jathika Jana Balavegaya), but is still referred to as JVP casually.[79] [...] 2024 presidential election [edit]Anura Kumara Dissanayake ran for a second time under the banner of the NPP.The election was a three-way contest between Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe,Incumbent Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa and Dissanayake. The first vote count concluded with no candidate winning a majority. Dissanayake won a plurality of the vote with 42.31%, followed by Premadasa with 32.76%. Incumbent president Wickremesinghe finished third, winning only 17.27% of the vote. Since no candidate won a majority, a second round of vote counting was held for the first time in Sri Lanka's history under its limited ranked voting system.The following day, Dissanayake was declared the winner, winning 55.89% of the vote in the second round. He took office the following day.[80]
Claim: Anura Kumara Dissanayake to Lead Both JVP and NPP Illegally !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-13)
Evidence (2023-02-28): Is Ranil ready to hold local elections on 09 March 2023? Is it true that more than 90% are willing to vote for the National People’s Power (NPP)—working-class centered, ideologically leftist—led by JVP’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake? Is Anura Kumara Dissanayake a panacea for utopian fiction? It seems like I have seen this show before. Hold out against these waves! Is this show a continuation of the previous shows that you have seen before, JR, Premadasa, Chandrika, Mahinda, Sirisena, and Gota? [...] Will the JVP legally recover all the money stolen and all the money made illegally by Sri Lankans, including politicians, when every atom of the Sri Lankan community is corrupt? There are all kinds of governments and political systems such as aristocracy, democracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, totalitarianism, etc. If the JVP forms a government, what would we call them? We probably must coin a new word.
Claim: Oatmeal is the highest sprayed crop with pesticides, particularly glyphosate !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-12)
Evidence (2024-08-12): In summary, the claims made in the viral video contain elements of truth but are presented in a misleading manner. While glyphosate is used on oats and has been linked to health risks in certain contexts, the levels found in food products are generally considered safe by regulatory bodies. The claim that oatmeal is one of the most pesticide-heavy crops and should be avoided entirely is an exaggeration not supported by the broader scientific consensus. Additionally, while glyphosate is banned in some countries, it remains widely used and regulated in many others.
Claim: Oatmeal is the highest sprayed crop with pesticides, particularly glyphosate !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-12)
Evidence (2024-08-12): A recent video circulating on social media platforms has sparked concerns by claiming that oatmeal, particularly the inorganic variety, is toxic to the body and can significantly reduce one's lifespan. The video suggests that oatmeal is among the most heavily sprayed crops with pesticides, specifically mentioning glyphosate, a chemical that has been banned in several countries. The video warns viewers to avoid oatmeal unless in extreme survival situations, citing the detrimental effects of glyphosate on human health. Additionally, the presenter promotes a book titled "The Herbal Tablets," which purportedly contains essential health information that can improve one’s well-being and longevity. [...] However, the claim that oats are the "highest sprayed crop with pesticides" is misleading. While oats do receive glyphosate treatment, many other crops, such as soybeans and corn, are also treated with glyphosate and may receive higher overall pesticide applications depending on the region and farming practices. Read more [...] In summary, the claims made in the viral video contain elements of truth but are presented in a misleading manner. While glyphosate is used on oats and has been linked to health risks in certain contexts, the levels found in food products are generally considered safe by regulatory bodies. The claim that oatmeal is one of the most pesticide-heavy crops and should be avoided entirely is an exaggeration not supported by the broader scientific consensus. Additionally, while glyphosate is banned in some countries, it remains widely used and regulated in many others.
Claim: Oatmeal is the highest sprayed crop with pesticides, particularly glyphosate !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-12)
Evidence (2019-12-01): The use of herbicides is highly merited to improve crop yield and quality by reducing or inhibiting the growth of weeds as well as by working as a desiccant for various grain crops including cereals (wheat, barley, oat, corn, sorghum, etc.), oilseeds (soybean, canola, etc.), pulses (beans, peas, chickpea, lentils, etc.), and pseudocereals (buckwheat, quinoa, etc.). Among many herbicides, glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are globally famous and widely used for the control of perennial weeds such as quackgrass and thistle as well as by acting as a harvesting aid accelerating crop dry down (Bresnahan, Manthey, Howatt, & Chakraborty, 2003). GBHs have become a routine application in the agricultural industry, and they are usually formatted as glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine] salts or esters (Fig. 1). Glyphosate acts by inhibiting the regulatory enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) involved in the synthesis of aromatic amino acids in the ‘shikimate pathway’, resulting in the physiological detriment or death of the plant, fungi or microorganism for which it is applied (Amrhein et al., 1980, Kishore and Shah, 1988). [...] Pre-harvest glyphosate application effects on properties of β-glucan from oat groats
Claim: Oatmeal is the highest sprayed crop with pesticides, particularly glyphosate !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-12)
Evidence (2023-12-22): - 10 Best Oatmeals without Glyphosate - How to Choose the Right Pesticide-free Oatmeal ? [...] Always, always go for organic pesticide free oatmeal and other oat products. Just choosing non-GMO oats doesn’t confirm they weren’t sprayed with glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant. Try to go for organic brands which ensure you of their produce through various certifications. This approach from your end will not only help discourage the use of glyphosate, but also reduce contamination risks. [...] Recent studies have found that glyphosate-based herbicides (shortened to GBHs) have increased nearly 300 times since the late 1970s. Particularly in oats. Reason? Farmers have discovered this chemical can be used ‘off-label’ as a pre-harvest desiccant. They also prefer using glyphosate because it increases the size and amount of oats in every harvest, which leads to better yields.
Claim: Oatmeal is the highest sprayed crop with pesticides, particularly glyphosate !! (Social Media Users, 2024-08-12)
Evidence (2024-02-16): While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not currently allow chlormequat use on any food crops, in 2018 the Trump administration approved its use on imported oats and, two years later, increased the allowable level on food from 10 parts per million (ppm) to 30 ppm. [...] Previous research from EWG found the pesticide in 92% of oat-based foods , including in Quaker Oats and Cheerios. In April last year, Taminco, which manufactures chlormequat, asked the EPA to allow the chemical on U.S.-grown barley, oats and wheat. The EPA proposed allowing the change , but the proposed rule isn’t finalized.