Directive to stop Muslim programmes on SLBC
Monday, 25 February 2013 
The President has directed the Chairman of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), Hudson Samarasinghe to stop the broadcasting of several Tamil language programmes. One programme is broadcasted daily at 10.30 a.m. while the other two programmes are “Listen to Magallathunnisu” and “Al-muslimath” that are broadcast on Sundays.
The President has issued the directive following a request made by the Bodhu Bala Sena organization.
The organization has told the President that time for the programmes on SLBC have been taken by an extremist Muslim organization from Saudi Arabia. The Bodhu Bala Sena has explained to the President that most of the words used in the programmes were Arabic. Explaining some of the words used in the programme, they have told the President that one of the lines when translated stated, “Convert all non Muslims in your area into Muslims.” The President after inquiring into the matter has ordered that the programmes be stopped.
Namal proves he is Mahinda’s son
Monday, 25 February 2013
Young parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has last week proven on several occasions in public that he is definitely the son of Mahinda Rajapaksa. He has acted in this manner over two news items published by our website – one story was on the clash between Basil Rajapaksa and Namal and the other was on the handing over of the publicity campaign of the Mattala Airport to Bathiya and Santhush.
Angered by the two stories, Namal had shouted in filth at two people whom he suspects to have leaked the information to us. Namal had reprimanded the two persons in public in a manner similar to his father.
At the first instance, Namal had shouted at Public Entertainment and Zoological Ministry Secretary Willie Gamage when he had met him at the funeral of President’s Chief of Staff, Gamini Senarath’s brother. As soon as he had seen Gamage, Namal had shouted at his saying, “You son of a *****, did you think you can ruin us by giving information to ****** websites?” Unaware of any website news, Gamage had looked shocked at the sudden outburst.
On the second story published by us, Namal had contacted the head of Grant Advertising, Neela Marikkar and the former head of the project, Fred Arumugam and shouted at them in filth. He had said, “Bathiya and Santhush are my people. They have always stood by me. Who else would look after them other than me?”
Disturbed by our website story, Grant Advertising had carried out an investigation and faulted Harith Gunawardena, an employee of the advertising company who also writes a column for Sunday Lankadeeepa.
However, Harith Gunawardena is now faced with the same fate as Willie Gamage.
