The Postal Department has issued a clarification over the false reports that are circulating in connection with the stamps that contained the images of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Minister Vijitha Herath.

In the statement issued on Thursday (10), the Postal Department said that sets of personalised postage stamps had been presented to the Prime Minister and Minister Vijitha Herath who participated in the special ceremony as the chief guest and special guest respectively as commemorative gifts of souvenirs to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the World Post Day on Wednesday.

The Postal Department clarifying further emphasised that it issued postage stamps under several categories and two commemorative stamps were issued to mark the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union and the 2024 World Post Day and that the stamps which were presented to the Prime Minister and Minister Vijitha Herath were listed under the personalised stamp category which had not been issued to mark the 2024 World Post Day.

The Postal Department traditionally provides personalised stamps as souvenirs on special occasions and also, any citizen of Sri Lanka is legally eligible to print personalised stamps through the Postal Department with their image of choice on them for a nominal fee, the statement said.

The release of stamps with the image of the Prime Minister and Minister Vijitha Herath was heavily discussed, falsely depicted and distorted on social media, the Postal Department said.