Sri Lanka, May 26 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka is facing a serious economic risk, alleging that the government is misleading the public with "false statistics" instead of revealing the true state of the economy.

He made these remarks during a meeting with social media activists held at the headquarters of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Premadasa claimed that the government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, continues to conceal the country's economic vulnerabilities while increasing the prices of essential commodities such as fuel and milk powder.

He stated that rising fuel and milk powder prices are clear indicators of the prevailing economic crisis and stressed that the public must be ma...