PM's surgery on mouth, not on spine!

A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office has said that a surgery had been done on the mouth of Prime minister - Mahinda Rajapaksa, 'Hiru News' reports.

The minor, pre planned surgery is not performed on the PM's spine, as reported by social media, the spokesperson has added.

The PM had been admitted to a leading private hospital in Colombo yesterday for the surgery.

'Hiru News' further reports that the operation was planned to be performed when Dr. Narendra Pinto, who is currently residing in the United Kingdom, was in Sri Lanka. Dr. Pinto, who had been working as a private doctor for the PM for a long time, had attended the surgery.

The PM is said to be in good health after the operation.