Monday, December 14, 2009

Common Presidential Candidate General Fonseka Is In War With State Media


Sri Lanka's Common Presidential Candidate Retired General Sarath Fonseka today filed Three Fundamental Right Cases against the Three Major State Media Organizations on allegedly misusing of the State Media for political gains.

On these Fundamental Applications General Fonseka challenged the State Owned National Rupavahini Corporation,The Independent Television Network(ITN),and the News Papers published by the State owned Associated News Company Ltd for partially supporting the President Mahinda Rajapaksha on the forthcoming Presidential Election while try to defame the Opposition.General Fonseka recently requested the Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dishanayaka to appoint an Authorized Officer to control State Media in the view of the forthcoming elections.

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