Dilip Wedaarachchi
Dilip Wedaarachchi | |
|---|---|
| දිලිප් වෙදආරච්චි திலீப் வெடாராச்சி | |
| Member of Parliament for Hambantota District | |
| Assumed office 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1957 |
| Party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party (before 2020) |
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Dilip Wedaarachchi (born 5 February 1957) is a Sri Lankan politician and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
In 2020, he famously ate a raw fish at a press conference to debunk rumours claiming COVID-19 could be transmitted by consumption of seafood.