“Anil Jasinghe v eda mahatha, who studied in Ukraine, which was then a part of Soviet Russia, has come out against the syrup of Dhammika veda mahatha. Not aware that Dhammika veda mahatha is against any syrup of Anil Jasinghe veda mahatha. Anyway, Anil Jasinghe veda mahatha has not even introduced a syrup. Western doctors are prescribing western syrups” This is the translation of the opening paragraph of an article written in Sinhala, which was forwarded to me by an acquaintance of mine. It surprised me no end but the worst was yet to come, as later in the piece the writer states, “Western medicine knows zilch about Covid-19” (Batahira vedakama Covid-19 g