He told the cabinet meeting last Tuesday that he would burn up Rs. 25,000 worth of petrol if he visited two or three funerals in Galle.

Therefore, Weereakkody said he was trying to get a car that has a mileage of at least 14 km per litre.

Joining the discussion, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said neither he nor his deputy minister was having any vehicle.

Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe denied having told anyone not to buy cars.

But, ministers who refused vehicles in facebook postings should not be given vehicles, he added.