Mrs Dayaseeli Liyanage, the Lankadeepa journalist who ‘spinned’ the false story of MP R Sambandan, leader of the TNA having made comments against General Fonseka’s campaign, has resigned from her job at Wijeya Newspapers. Her resignation comes in the wake of a call for evidence of the so called interview she had with Mr Sambandan. Unable to produce any, she has apparently decided to quit.
Sunday Lankadeepa on 10th January carried a story by Mrs Liyanage that alleged many false statements – among them were the amalgamation of north and east, a permanent solution for the north/east issue and the removal of the high security zones said to have been the conditions laid down by the TNA and to which the article alleged, General Fonseka had agreed to. Based on this article created obviously with the malicious intent of damaging the General’s campaign, Government Ministers and MPs attempted to carry a massive campaign against General Fonseka.
However, the situation was refuted when Mr Sampandan made a statement that he never made such comments to the journalist in question. Unable to make any headway on it, reports have emerged that the Government is now trying to use pro-Government media men to attack the General in a smear campaign.
Sunday Lankadeepa on 10th January carried a story by Mrs Liyanage that alleged many false statements – among them were the amalgamation of north and east, a permanent solution for the north/east issue and the removal of the high security zones said to have been the conditions laid down by the TNA and to which the article alleged, General Fonseka had agreed to. Based on this article created obviously with the malicious intent of damaging the General’s campaign, Government Ministers and MPs attempted to carry a massive campaign against General Fonseka.
However, the situation was refuted when Mr Sampandan made a statement that he never made such comments to the journalist in question. Unable to make any headway on it, reports have emerged that the Government is now trying to use pro-Government media men to attack the General in a smear campaign.
