Another 'humanitarian' mission accomplished: Soldiers out of vegetable sales

(January 18, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)The authorities have decided to call off the army that is currently pressed into the sale of vegetables saying they had completed their mission in serving the consumer.

Military spokesperson Major General Ubaya Mediwala said that soldiers involved in such sale will be withdrawn sometime later this week and returned to normal military functions.

"The initial idea of calling in troops to the vegetable sales were mainly aimed at serving the consumer in an honest manner unlike other traders", General Mediwala said.

The solders were involved in vegetable sales mainly in Colombo and suburbs.