Dr Shafi Shabdeen reinstated

December 16, 2021

Dr Shafi Shahabdeen, who was in the centre of a controversy over alleged illegal sterilisation operations performed on Sinhala women in Kurunegala, was reinstated. Authorities sent Dr Shafi on compulsory leave following a controversy created by extremist Sinhala forces with a communal tinge. The Health Ministry will pay him back wages for loss of employment..

Dr Shafi Shabdeen reinstated

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