Gal Oya Plantation Limited (GOPL), a majority government-owned entity, has issued a public statement clarifying the circumstances surrounding its recent receipt of an FL 01 license to operate a liquor bottling plant. The company states the license was granted as part of a court-mandated settlement and not due to political favoritism, countering what it calls "misinformation" being circulated on social media by individuals with "vested political interests."

Below is the full statement issued by Gal Oya Holdings Pvt Ltd, the management company of GOPL: