The claim
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's father was a Muslim.
Original review summary
Fact Crescendo reports that the President’s father was Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Ranbanda and that the Presidential Media Division said he was Buddhist. It also reports that the man pictured in the posts was an Indian Muslim, not the President’s father.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026