Sri Lanka, Jan. 25 -- Irony at its best -the Minister of Health, one of the chief proponents of the locally developed 'COVID syrup' better known as the 'peniya', has tested positive for the Coronavirus. The Minister publicly consumed the syrup produced by a person who claimed to have access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits.

The producer of the 'wonder drug' claimed the decoction provided life-long protection from the virus. Most embarrassingly for us Lankans, our Minister of Health is not the only Minister of government to fall for the tall claims of the man who claimed to be divinely inspired.

The doctors of the country on many occasions warned against the spurious claims of protection offered by the 'wonder dru...