President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he does not believe that some ministers in the government deliberately make untrue statements at public meetings.
He also said that it could be due to ignorance or that people could be mistaken.
He also said that a deputy minister who recently made such a statement has corrected the relevant statement elsewhere.
The President also said that the media has called in people who are watching for such statements to be made and given instructions in this regard.
However, he said that such incidents are damaging the credibility of the government and are adversely affecting the government, while participating in 360 program on TV Derana Channel.
