A massive poster campaign has been carried out in many parts of the country to celebrate Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s entry into parliament.

In addition to the poster campaign, celebratory events took place in a number of places with the participation of many people violating the health regulations announced by the government.

The celebratory events and the poster campaign has drawn severe criticism from many quarters on social media.

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa strongly advocated against posters at the last presidential election.

Rajapaksa was appointed the Minister of Finance Yesterday.