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Sri Lankan Headlines: Lebanon President Named “Tea Thief” After Misuse Of Donated Ceylon Tea
Another “light” on the food aid controversy.
Social media erupted in criticism, with the hashtags “tea thief” and “Ceylon tea” trending on Twitter after Lebanon’s president Michel Aoun had tweeted to his Sri Lankan counterparts to thank them for “a gift of Ceylon tea that had been received by the army… and distributed to the families of soldiers in the presidential guard.”
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Lebanon president named “tea thief” after misuse of donated Ceylon Tea #Lebanon #TeaThiefhttps://t.co/J1vGtVRkuj pic.twitter.com/n7iAwwxj03
— Tamil Guardian (@TamilGuardian) September 10, 2020
Social media erupted in criticism, with the hashtags “tea thief” and “Ceylon tea” trending on Twitter after Lebanon’s president Michel Aoun had tweeted to his Sri Lankan counterparts to thank them for “a gift of Ceylon tea that had been received by the army… and distributed to the families of soldiers in the presidential guard.”
— Lebanese Presidency (@LBpresidency) August 24, 2020The Sri Lankan tea was originally provided as a donation to the victims of the Beirut blast, and thus a Sri Lankan headline wrote: Lebanon President Named “Tea Thief” After Misuse Of Donated Ceylon Tea.
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