The office of Minister Sunil Handunnetti clarified that the Minister had mistakenly referred to the Nobel Prize instead of the Guinness World Record when speaking to the media on Sri Lanka Tea’s latest global achievement.
Officials said the Minister was referring to Sri Lanka receiving recognition for the most expensive tea ever sold, which was officially certified as a Guinness Record. They noted that his mention of the Nobel Prize was an error during the speech.
Sri Lanka Tea recently set the Guinness World Record with the sale of an exclusive tea variety at the highest recorded price. (Newswire)