Sumanthiran Says NewsFirst One Of The Worst Offenders Of Misreporting: “Time Has Come To Take Them To Task”
Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said that time had come to take the MTV/MBC media network, owned by controversial businessman R. Rajamahendran alias Killi Maharaja, to task.
Sumanthiran
Speaking at an event in Jaffna, Sumanthiran said, “A few days ago they used one phrase I used in a speech out of context, and falsely reported that I had stated that with the new Constitution, a separate state would be a possibility. That is completely false and directly contradictory to what I said! One of the main things I said in that speech was that we should give up the Eelam dream.”
The TNA Parliamentarian added that NewsFirst was one of the worst offenders of misreporting.
He also added, “The media is busy reporting on what various individuals say about the draft Constitution, but don’t look at what draft itself says. The media is intent on reporting deliberately false and misleading news regarding the Constitution. There are many forces in the South that are hoping to prevent a new Constitution being passed, and the media that support such forces spread such false “news”.
A few days ago they used one phrase I used in a speech out of context, and falsely reported that I had stated that with the new Constitution, a separate state would be a possibility. That is completely false, and directly contradictory to what I said! One of the main things I said in that speech was that we should give up the Eelam dream.
The whole country knows about MTV. They have been continuously engaging is this dangerous and deliberate false reporting and the time has come to take them to task, and they will be taken to task. I want to tell them that directly today.
