Chamila said:
Freedom of expression and the peoples' right to access information are indeed essential features of democracy. Media freedom is therefore a sacrosanct, and must be preserved at all times to ensure the features of democracy in a society. Sri Lanka's Constitution upholds freedom of expression, speech and publication as fundamental rights of all citizens. Like all other democratic rights, freedom of expression is granted to all the citizens equally and not only for those who engaged in the media industry. Apropos of Sri Lanka's media freedom or "free media" as some claim, this seems to have been meant otherwise.