"Be responsible" – President tells media : "No cause for journalists and media to fear government"
Thu, 2009-01-15 06:19
Colombo, 15 January, (Asiantribune.ciom): President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged media institutions to act with the greatest responsibility in reporting events at a time when there is considerable public attention drawn to the attack on the MTV/Sirasa TV station and the killing of the Editor of The Sunday Leader Mr. Lasantha Wickremetunga, as well as the success of the security forces in the fight to eradicate terrorism, when he met the heads of private and state media institutions at Temple Trees yesterday evening (14).
The President said he invited the media heads to discuss the current situation especially in view of the reports he had received of the irresponsible nature of the reporting into the recent attack on MTV/Sirasa and the killing of Mr. Wickremetunga.
He said that while politicians were free to make any statements about matters of public interest, the media had to ensure that they were not reported in a manner that would divert the inquiries that were being conducted into other directions, and not give the police a chance to carry out proper investigations.
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I cant see any such threat in the whole of his speach, read for yourself. He may well have ordered the killing of Lasantha & attack on MBC, yet, he is far smarter than you & me to admit that in public!!! Dont underestimate your enemy, he may be your average corrupted Sri Lankan leader (Show me any genuine, uncorrupted politician from anywhere in the world, I'll be damned!!!), but he is a smooth operator as well, look what happenned to the most "RUTHLESS TERROR OUTFIT" of the world by underestimating MR.........................

Now go and fly a kite, and find a smarter way to sling mud......................