Journalist Maduka Thaksala Fernando, attached to the Lake House New media department, has been attacked by trade union members of the current government, appealed to the administration of the institution to hold an impartial inquiry into the matter.
According to the letter written by the victim to the administration of the company, Chairman of the SLPP trade union (Pragathashili Sevaka Sangamaya), Chandana Bandara, Gayan Bandara, Chameera Elladeniya, Nuwan Kodikara and Hemantha Depp entered the Resa newspaper editorial and taken him outside and assaulted him and threatened him not to return to Lake House premises.
“They took me out of the Resa editorial office by force and it is recorded in the Company CCTV how I was taken out. Then they took me to a place that was not covered by CCTV and assaulted and threatened me never to come to the premises again,” his letter to the administration says.
Maduka who is a heart patient has been badly affected by this incident.
The victim had handed over his resignation with one month’s notice a fews weeks ago and is required to report to work till the 31st of December, 2019 as per his employment contractual obligations.
According to him a team of about 15 people has first gone to the new media department where his office is stationed. However, once they have got to know that Maduka had gone to the Resa editorial they have gone there before carrying him out to assault him.
Jehan / December 10, 2019
Gots and his gang, Buddhist are stupid as ever of electing a mafia boss, wait till the drugs, prostitution becomes the norm like Thailand. Monks will be the pimps, this is Buddhism.The dumb lotus eaters will call it development, when their wife’s and daughters are In prostitution . This is the norm in Myanmar,Thailand,-Vietnam.
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Native Vedda / December 10, 2019
Jehan
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This is the beginning of long drawn out Putsch and Gota and his goons would not rest until every one of the citizen is silenced and media forced to taw a state line.
Access to CT can be denied any time sooner.
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Good Sense / December 11, 2019
If certain news sites could be denied access even without a ban under MY3 times then effectively shutting CT is nothing. Long before that they might find out who we, the commentators are give us some treatment. Come what may, I stick to my guns and be fair by everybody.
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D. P. / December 10, 2019
Most of the SL trade unions are either cats paws of political parties or gang of thieves who manipulate political relations to steal. If GoRa intend to straighten up Gvt and semi-Gvt institutions, he must first put a strong lid on them. The sooner the better or else they will put handcuff on him.
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Burt / December 10, 2019
The majority voted for him now live with it. I think on the other article the introductory pic is Gota with monks. They are calling the shots.
What came to my mind was will I be angry if I see Hitler standing with skinheads I think so why should it worry seeing Gota with skinheads.
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Kdz / December 11, 2019
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EA / December 10, 2019
What reason is there to attribute this to ‘President Gota’s Goons’ apart from prejudice? Please get all the facts first. It looks as if the Tamil lady at the centre of the Swiss embassy affair made up her story to elicit sympathy, protection and asylum in Switzerland.
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Burt / December 10, 2019
With CID leaking her pic she should be able to claim asylum in any of the western countries.
There is nothing to prove about Gota’s white vans, it has been an established fact.
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Shane / December 10, 2019
Gotapalanaya has started.
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Amarasiri / December 11, 2019
Shane,
Gota-palanaya for the Para-Sinhala Gonnu, elected by the Para-Sinhala Para-Gonnu, mean IQ 79, has started.
Gota’s Republic.
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Aroos mahamed / December 12, 2019
is this moderate?
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Mohamed aroos / December 12, 2019
I mean the comment by Amerasiri?
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Amarasiri / December 13, 2019
Mohamed aroos,
“is this moderate?, I mean the comment by Amerasiri?”
Let’s see the measured IQ of Sri Lanka,. It is 79. If remeasured, the IQ value will likely drop, based on the Presidential election results.Or was it the Ranil and Sirisena effect?
https://www.photius.com/rankings/national_iq_scores_country_ranks.html
The intelligence scores came from work carried out earlier this decade by Richard Lynn, a British psychologist, and Tatu Vanhanen, a Finnish political scientist, who analysed IQ studies from 113 countries, and from subsequent work by Jelte Wicherts, a Dutch psychologist.
Gota’s Republic.? Justice is “the art which gives good to friends and evil to enemies.”
Is it different from Plato’s Republic?
While visiting the Piraeus with Glaucon, Polemarchus tells Socrates to join him for a romp. Socrates then asks Cephalus, Polemarchus, and Thrasymachus their definitions of justice. Cephalus defines justice as giving what is owed. Polemarchus says justice is “the art which gives good to friends and evil to enemies.” Thrasymachus proclaims “justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger.” Socrates overturns their definitions and says that it is to your advantage to be just and disadvantage to be unjust. The first book ends in aporia concerning its essence.
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Burt / December 11, 2019
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shankar / December 10, 2019
it is the same old story again.The police are missing in action.In the west police will be sacked regardless of who comes to power if they don’t arrest the buggers.That is why they are first world.
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justice / December 10, 2019
Happy days are here again………………………………….a song we will NOT be singing…..
https://www.google.ca/search?
source=hp&ei=G4_vXdaJOuei_QaX9rGgAw&q=happy+days+are+here+again+lyrics&oq=Happy+days+are+here+agai&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0l10.2375.13967..18352…0.0..0.175.2011.23j1……0….1..gws-wiz…….0i131.iUZWLQvTFQk#spf=1575980851883
So soon our political thugs are back in action!!
Will GR take serious note, and nip it in the BUD – Pohottuwa.
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robert / December 10, 2019
Even if a UNP administration comes to power in future with RW as its leader nothing will happen to these thugs. Instead RW will definitely do a deal with Rajapassas and thats end.
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Sach / December 10, 2019
Attacked by trade union but the title is Gota ‘s goons …….
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ajith / December 10, 2019
Sach,
There is a relationship between SLPP trade Union and Gotabaya who is the nominee of SLPP. Similarly there was a relationship between Mahinda Govt, Gotabaya and the murder of Lasantha.
You cannot forget the relationship between white van and abductions during 2005 and 2015.
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Burt / December 10, 2019
Who quoted this?
“How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don’t think.”
;)
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Rtd. Lt. Reginald Shamal Perera / December 10, 2019
Why would Gota do this, did anyone bother to ask? Just as he became President of the country.
What effect that this unheard Journalist have on the President of a country? Seems like an irrelevant hyena looking for some attention.
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Steve / December 11, 2019
Was not the question asked “Who is Lasantha? “. An unheard journalist is it ?
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JD / December 10, 2019
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chiv / December 10, 2019
Oh No,No This cant be true. As Sorry Lankans we have the right to kidnap and beat the shit out of our own citizens. This is the work of Tamil Diaspora, Kotti Diaspora, USA, our new found enemy Swiss and Rajapaksa haters . We are citizens of thrice blessed country and true followers of Sinhala Buddhism. The Lady who was kidnapped and this journalist are working for RAW and CIA. Wimal has confirmed it. What else ?????
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Mallaiyuran / December 11, 2019
Chiv,
Earlier, Lankawe C News & its comments said that it was a Tamil woman (means LTTE), she is doing this to go to Swiss as refugee.
Bravo! Now it is “Swiss Embassy worker is Bevan Perera’s daughter-in-law” and she is a Buddhist native of Kelaniya. But can Sinhala Buddhists also become a traitor (Sinhala Kottiya) But ……….. But…….. But……. She is an Evangelical Born Again Christian!
Then why she has to concoct this story? Is she still trying to go Swiss as refugee? It is because Rajitha, Valaththodam Jr like UNPyers are Born Again! So in Lankawe nobody support Sinhala Buddhism? Further Sinhala Buddhism supports no other & that is why political activist like Junius Richard, Solomon Dias, Don Stephen, CPD Silva, Felix, Don David Hewavitharane (Anagarika Dharmapala) all changed their religion…
Can those Moda Media reporters come to CT, so that we can ask some questions in English about the truthfulness of the reports and media ethics of those writers, and we write some comments for those news pieces?
https://lankacnews.com/%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%8a%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%92%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%8a-%e0%b6%91%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%b6%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%92-%e0%b7%83%e0%b7%9a%e0%b7%80%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%9a%e0%b7%8f%e0%b7%80-%e0%b6%91%e0%b6%a2/
Applauses man, this is more brilliant than even Einstein…….. Newton’s inventions, but in racism.
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Champa / December 10, 2019
According to a story runs in Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa and Daily Mirror Aluthgama Correspondent Thusitha Kumara de Silva and his wife have also been attacked by a group of 10 to 15 men armed with clubs, last Friday.
Although the attackers identified, they have not been arrested by the Police yet.
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Lover of Champa / December 11, 2019
Champa, my love will you marry me?
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Native Vedda / December 11, 2019
Lover of Champa
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“Champa, my love will you marry me?”
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You sound like a practising masochist.
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Amarasiri / December 11, 2019
Lover of Champa-Wathi,
Aaadare Banda Mage Pane…,
Love tied my life….
Watch out, if she is an agent of Rajapaksa Waffen SS.
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Naman / December 11, 2019
Old times are back. Thanks to the Previous President and PM.
Ranil needs to retire from politics Now.
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Lester / December 11, 2019
What is this guy’s exact connection to GR? Or why is Lake House against GR, as the article suggests? You have to offer more evidence, otherwise we are reading TamilNet.
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K.A. Sumanasekera / December 11, 2019
Now this guy got severe heart problems ,after being attacked by the SLPP Unionists at the Lakehouse..
Coming on the heels of that Attack on the Swiss Embassy employee, this also needs immediate CID attention I guess.
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The Swiss Lady apparently was not damaged at all although the ex UNP Heavy , Minister Dr Rajitha gave eyewitness evidence that a Hand Gun was shoved down her throat and had bad injuries to her mouth and the throat
The Lady was nearly comatose and just stares at the wall s and the ceiling according tomDR Rajitha..
And is in no shape or form to go to the police, let alone giving interviews..
Which in fact compelled the caring Swiss Ambassador to bring a Swiss Air Ambulance plane to take her to Geneva.
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Besides the Heart Problem I am not sure what other injuries this Journo Victim has.
He is wearing a Green Shirt in that photo .
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When a Journalist asked Dr Ranil’s Boy Akila , how come that Swiss Embassy Lady is a relative of a UNP organizer in Kelaniya , Young Akila said it is their duty to look after any one who is in distress .
So I am sure this Journo dude will also be in good hands.
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Another poor 2nd tier MP in Mawanella was also abducted the other day in open daylight, But it was a Red 3WD..instead of Nandasena’s trade mark White Van.
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It was on full CCTV.
But the problem there was that MP had taken LKR 4 Lakhs from someone promising a JOB before Keselwatta Kid got rolled.
That dude was also apparently assaulted badly .
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Wonder whether he is also eligible for some care from Dr Ranil’s boy Akila…
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Mano / December 11, 2019
Reminding the days of APE ANDUWA of 1956 and the years till now. What the Tamils enjoyed in history , the MUSLIMS, AND NOW the turn has come for all to enjoy their past KARMA.The rule of the original genes of Vjeya and his Bandits has started.
RULE OF MAHA WAMSA HAS RETURNED.
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Mallaiyuran / December 11, 2019
So many incidents are reported in North East. It looks like everyone is a King. It seems even if the guys are not supporting Slap party, they are using the, law and order less sense & having their things done.
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chiv / December 11, 2019
Lester, Tamil Net ???? The story is published in every independent news media. Reportedly few were arrested in relation to Lake House attack. Thank God so it is not hallucination or illusion of victims. By now you must be very familiar with our Modus Operandi which is “Attack /Kidnap , Arrest, if needed inquiry commissions and then follow attacks/kidnap else where. That should satisfy our “Sorry Lankans”.
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Jey / December 11, 2019
Wake up, Sri Lanka. This sort of happening will be more frequent and enjoy it. Now you what happened at the Swiss Embassy. Who will believe you, Sri Lankans.
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K.Pillai / December 11, 2019
The SLPP Unionist wanted to get Gota’s attention. He probably got noted but he was naïve to have done what he did without getting permission.
He may be hyena-food as a warning to other seekers.
Journalist showing sympathy to Maduka Thaksala Fernando are warned.
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Follow Prof Kumar David’s advice: “Objectivity and caution” watchwords in dealing with the Gota regime:
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Amarasiri / December 11, 2019
K Pillsi.
First they need the approval of the Rajapaksa Waffen SS.
Did they get the approval first?
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Citizen / December 11, 2019
Hmm…. Innocent officials are suffering in the hands of thugs due to the traitorous acts of Maithripala Sirisena, Wijedasa Rajapaksa…
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gana deviyaa / December 12, 2019
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Plato. / December 12, 2019
In the not so old days there were incidents of Post election violence. But the violence lasted only a couple of days. This time around it is almost a month since the Presidential election, still there is violence; chances are that it will go on for quite a while; After all, this was the unique style of the man who has been elected as the Head of State!
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Nirutha / December 15, 2019
Wow… so soon. Definitely the Sinhalese deserve this totalitarian regime. It’s the Karma for not allowing minorities to enjoy their rights. This is just the trailer.. main show starts after general elections. Enjoy
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