President Maithripala Sirisena, who paid special attention to the news, advised a committee appointed by him to immediately investigate the matter and according to the investigations it was revealed that the media reports have been published without verifying the accuracy of the information.

During the inquiries of family members and neighbors, it has been revealed that although the people in the area have been severely affected by the drought prolonged for three years, the family is not poverty stricken to rely on boiled moringa leaves for sustenance.

The investigations have revealed that the family has received the drought relief and other assistance provided by the government to the drought-affected people in the area.Also since the head of the household Mr. B. Piyasena is a kidney patient, he has also received the relief for kidney patients and Samurdhi allowances.

It has also been revealed that Mr. Piyasena owns seven acres of land including two acres of land, two and a half acres of land in Mahadivulwewa medium Agricultural scheme, two and a half acres of land in Welan Wewa small Agricultural scheme.

Statements from the officials of the District Secretariat, Divisional Secretariats, Agrarian Services Department, Agricultural Insurance Board, Grama Niladhari, Development Officers, agricultural research assistants and state officials have also been obtained for the investigation and from all the information, it has been revealed that the media institution has distorted the real situation.

While we regret the problematic situation in the country due to the unreported reporting of such news without accurate information, we also emphasize to the relevant media institutions to exclude such false ews coverage that embarrains the government.

According to the findings of the committee, the media outlets have given hype to the incident exaggerating the situation without divulging the facts."While we regret the problematic situation in the country due to reporting of such news without accurate information, we also emphasize to the relevant media institutions to refrain from publishing such false news to embarrass the government," the President's Media Division said.