W. M. Mendis and Co controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Debt default and distillery acquisition
People's Bank acquired the company's Aluthgama distillery after Mendis defaulted on debt repayments.
2021
Reversal of authorization to restart
A decision allowing Mendis to resume operations was reversed approximately one week later by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
2018
Licence loss following unpaid taxes
Mendis lost its liquor-production licence because of unpaid government taxes, causing a prolonged interruption to manufacturing.