Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcom Ranjith's Office stated today that the purported letter written by Cardinal Ranjith, which is currently circulated on social media, was fake.

The purported letter indicates that Cardinal Ranjitg is strongly opposed to the MCC grant agreement between Sri Lanka and the US.

However, the proposed agreement has come under criticism from many quarters including Buddhist religious leaders.

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday instructed Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera not to sign the MCC agreement before the Presidential election.

The Cabinet this week approved the Finance Minister's Cabinet paper to sign the MCC grant agreement.