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On August 24, the Sri Lankan ambassador to Lebanon visited the Lebanese president, who thanked him for offering Ceylon tea to the victims of the Beirut bombing in his country.
The presidential account stated in a tweet that "President Aoun met with the Sri Lankan ambassador to Lebanon, who conveyed his country’s condolences to the victims of the Beirut port explosion and announced that Sri Lanka had provided 1,675 kilograms of Ceylon tea for the benefit of those affected. for the explosion, considering that such assistance expresses the friendship between the Lebanese and Sri Lankan peoples.".
The director of the Lebanese president’s office confirmed to a local channel that the Ceylon tea was given as a special gift to Aoun, who distributed it to the Republican Guard Brigade and their families.
The activists accused the presidency of cheating and that the distribution of this aid to the Republican Guard was a scandal, because Sri Lanka originally provided tea to those affected, and President Aoun has no right to dispose of it and distribute it to those close to him.
Thousands of tweets on the subject were disseminated, most of them strongly criticizing the policies of the presidency and the political authority, amid questions about the destination of the remaining aid, donations and grants.
Some media professionals mentioned that the Presidency of the Republic issued its last statement as a result of popular and media pressure, which asked about the destination of the tea shipment.
Others have said that "The declaration was unsuccessful, especially in describing the Sri Lankan aid as a gift of aid.", Considering it "It should have been distributed transparently to those affected, despite its symbolism, but distributing it to the president’s circle is an outrageous thing.".
Users sarcastically tweeted about the way Ceylon tea was being distributed, while others wrote to the Sri Lankan embassy account to protest the abuse of the Lebanese presidency regarding Sri Lankan aid.
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Under the motto “Where is Al-Selani?” Thousands of Lebanese tweeted, asking about the fate of Sri Lankan aid to Lebanon.
However, the surprise was a statement issued by the Lebanese presidential office, which said that “the President of the Republic Michel Aoun sent a letter to the President of Sri Lanka, Gautabaya Rajapaksa, thanking him for sending a gift consisting of a quantity of Ceylon tea that the army received and delivered to the presidential departments. “
The statement added: “The tea was distributed to the families of the soldiers of the Republican Guard Brigade.”
A statement that angered activists and large numbers of Lebanese, especially since Sri Lanka donated the shipment of tea from Ceylon to aid those affected by the Beirut bombing, and was not a special “gift” for the President of the República and the Republican Guard Brigade at the Baabda Presidential Palace.
The activists said the presidential statement is inaccurate and contradicts another statement by Aoun in which he talks about the tea shipment and its destination.
The shipment of fine tea from Ceylon arrived in Lebanon on August 14 and the Sri Lankan authorities wanted to provide it as a symbolic aid to greet the Lebanese people and as an affirmation of support for those affected by the massive explosion in the port.
On August 24, the Sri Lankan ambassador to Lebanon visited the Lebanese president, who thanked him for offering Ceylon tea to the victims of the Beirut bombing in his country.
The presidential account stated in a tweet that “President Aoun met with the Sri Lankan ambassador to Lebanon, who conveyed his country’s condolences to the victims of the Beirut port bombing, and announced that Sri Lanka had provided 1675 kilograms of Ceylon tea for the benefit of those affected by the explosion, considering that such assistance expresses the friendship between the two peoples. ” Lebanese and Sri Lanka “.
The director of the Lebanese president’s office confirmed to a local channel that the Ceylon tea was given as a special gift to Aoun, who distributed it to the Republican Guard Brigade and their families.
The activists accused the presidency of cheating and that the distribution of this aid to the Republican Guard was a scandal, because Sri Lanka originally provided tea to those affected, and President Aoun has no right to dispose of it and distribute it to those close to him.
Thousands of tweets on the subject were disseminated, most of them strongly criticizing the policies of the presidency and the political authority, amid questions about the destination of the remaining aid, donations and grants.
Some media professionals mentioned that the Presidency of the Republic issued its last statement as a result of popular and media pressure, which asked about the destination of the tea shipment.
Others said that “the declaration was unsuccessful, especially in describing the aid from Sri Lanka as a gift of aid”, considering that “it should have been distributed transparently to the affected people despite its symbolism, but distributed to the circle of the President is an enraged affair. “
Users sarcastically tweeted about the way Ceylon tea was being distributed, while others wrote to the Sri Lankan embassy account to protest the abuse of the Lebanese presidency regarding Sri Lankan aid.
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