Shiral Lakthilake is the executioner in ‘Yaha Paalanaya’!

 Monday, 11 May 2015 

Lawyer Shiral Lakthilake is using the media advisory committee of president Maithripala Sirisena, which meets at 6.00 am every day, to get even with in his personal animosities and to exact revenge from those whom he opposes, say the president’s

media sources. Being a member of the committee, Lakthilake brought a downloaded lankaenews article to the meeting on the 06th, showed it to the president and said, “Here Sir. Mangala’s webs have started attacking you. If no strong action is taken now, this will become a problem later.”

Also attending the meeting were president’s media friends Karu Paranavithana, Malith Jayatilake, Athuraliye Rathana Thera and Ashoka Abeygunawardena. Except Shiral, all the others were unanimous in saying that the government should not try to control the media. They warned that the ‘Yaha Paalana’ government will suffer the same fate that befell the Rajapaksa regime it if tries to control the media.

Shiral, who extremely hates UNP leader, prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, told the president that the ITN was promoting the UNP too much. He strongly criticized its chairman Prof. Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake. “Try to send the ITN chairman to Japan as the ambassador and appoint a man whom we can control,” he said. It was extremely saddening to see the low depth to which Shiral has fallen, also carrying tales to president against Lake House, its chairman Kavan Ratnayake and the newly appointed editors, said the person who related this incident to us.