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Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Monday, July 31, 2017

SRI LANKA MINISTER’S STAFF BANS NEWS FIRST


Sri Lanka Brief31/07/2017

News First, a Sri Lankan TV network has complained to the Hatton police that Minister Palani Digambaram’s press officer, Aruna Ratnayake, removed its microphone at a public function held in connection with the National Breastfeeding Week on 30th July.

It says the removal of its microphone amounts to harassment and a violation of right to information.
News First says it had received an invitation, dated July 28, 2017, from the Government Information to cover the event.

The microphone was removed before Minister Digambaram addressed the gathering.
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