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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yosh371" data-source="post: 24849314" data-attributes="member: 329295">Ivan argued that a lumpen, uncivilized aspect was to be seen not just in politics, but in the mass media in Sri Lanka as well. He has taken as an example, an instance from the early 1990’s where one of the so called ‘alternative’ (tabloid style) newspapers of that era, (The precursor of the latter day websites) reported that president Premadasa had participated in an occult rite to bring him good luck where he had been bathed in milk by seven naked virgins. Within a couple of days, this story had spread throughout the country. It had been concocted by opponents of president Premadasa to ridicule him. Shortly afterwards, the press that printed the ‘alternative’ newspaper in question was attacked and damaged by an unidentified gang.</blockquote>

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