The Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal has stated that no order has been issued to forcibly convert foreign currency including dollars in the bank accounts of Sri Lankans into rupees. He said this in a Tweet.
Cabral also said that rumors that foreign currencies were being converted into rupees without the knowledge of the relevant account holders were completely untrue.
Rumors spread by some mischievous elements that Sri Lankan #banks have been ordered by @CBSL to forcibly convert balances in their customers' #Forex accounts are totally false. #SriLanka #Fakenews
— Ajith Nivard Cabraal (@an_cabraal) January 5, 2022