{"id":182913,"date":"2017-10-10T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T10:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=182913"},"modified":"2017-10-11T01:40:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:10:56","slug":"sirasa-backs-off-from-fight-tells-dr-nirmal-ranjith-dewasiri-not-to-come-for-satana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sirasa-backs-off-from-fight-tells-dr-nirmal-ranjith-dewasiri-not-to-come-for-satana\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirasa Backs Off From Fight, Tells Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri Not To Come For &#8216;Satana&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Sirasa\">Sirasa TV<\/a> has apparently got cold feet over critical remarks by Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Nirmal+Ranjith+Dewasiri\">Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri<\/a> and has withdrawn the invitation extended to him to take part in the weekly panel discussion, &#8216;Satana&#8217; (Battle).<\/p>\n<p>Dewasiri called for a boycott of the station following what he considered to be unethical media practice with respect to a news item concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Basil+Rajapaksa\">Basil Rajapaksa<\/a>, but when invited to take part in &#8216;Satana,&#8217; posted on Facebook that the effort should be collective.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow academic, Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Kumudu+Kusum+Kumara\">Kumudu Kusum Kumara<\/a> responding on Facebook asked Dewasiri if he would take up the issue on this programme, to which he (Dewasiri) responded in the affirmative. 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