Comments on: Sri Lanka: Attack on Sirasa TV

By: Madushanka

Madushanka — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:03:55 +0000

I Want to Watch SIRASA TV

By: Global Voices Online » South Asia: Looking Back At 2009 (Part 2)

Global Voices Online » South Asia: Looking Back At 2009 (Part 2) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:54:38 +0000

[...] repression of pro LTTE voices continued as the studios of Sirasa TV, a major broadcast network in Sri Lanka was attacked and an outspoken critic of government Lasantha Wickrematunge, (editor of the Sunday Leader) was [...]

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:30:19 +0000

According to the existing Sri Lanakan constitution, anyone can express their views & opinions (it only contains in the book). But the sad thing is every & each word or phrase is not a true or meaningful,some says that Sirasa/MTV studio attack is an attack within,but anyone who has even a donut sized brain will understand that this is a filthy lie,we know for sure that for some,”THE TRUTH IS BITTER”, & when the bitter truth reveals,they attack the news source which revealed the truth. And that’s what happened to Sirasa/MTV network. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY..! Sri Lanka the “greatest country on the face of the earth” as the Sri Lankan poets wrote is now becoming a LAWLESS & SHAMELESS country….!

By: All sri lankans

All sri lankans — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:36:43 +0000

oh! what a news to hear!
Our army soldiers are fighting these days without considering their life, family and every thing.They captured Kilinochchi in last week.The speech about this capturing of His excellency President mahinda was not well telecast.And was not given the priority.This is a news which is important to all the Sri lankans.How can it be not important to Sirasa.But this Sirasa Bloody fools telecast the bomb blast in Slave Island for about 45 minuets which occurred just after the speech. sirasa is the hidden destroyer of our society, culture. As we consider all of this present and past happenings, Dr. Mervin Silva is the correct person who acts without any fear to this devil Sirasa TV.NEWS 1 st(last) and biased to LTTE torrorists.

By: After dinner assassination theory « Cerno

After dinner assassination theory « Cerno — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:03:08 +0000

[...] recent murder of the Sunday Leader editor and attack on Sirasa TV is taking up too much attention from the brave achievements of driving back the LTTE. That war [...]

By: John

John — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:53:18 +0000

Voltaire ‘I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it’

Democracy and freedom can only come when we let everyone have a voice. The alternative is what the country has had all its history, under the imperialist and now its own nationalist.By the way people like Miran, whom I assume is from the sub continent, will be the one who will be racially profiled as a would be Terrorist when entering the US. It just might be the ‘Bullshit Media’ in the US, that will save his black ass

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:56:44 +0000

Another vicious attack on a prominent media personality in this godforsaken country, Lasantha Wickramatunge, a vehement critic of corruption, political opportunism and despotism in this country, has occurred just now leaving him fighting for his life.

Going by the logic of some of the previous comments here, I suppose he shot himself!!!

By: pulasthi

pulasthi — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:14:33 +0000

Well done gangsters, but not well enough to close down that bastard, cultureless, imitative, (headless) SIRASA television. I’m not agreeing with Criminal activities, but SIRASA is a cultural terrorist and this attack can also be considered as a (lets say) “Humnatarian Operation”. Sometimes all this can be deliberately planned by that (headless) SIRASA terrorists, to ‘kill two birds with one stone’ as mentioned earlier. SIRASA must be Eliminated from this country before they finish this country. If we have to protect that so-called media freedom, we can let them to broadcast only that ignorant NEWS 1st(last)

By: miran

miran — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:54:49 +0000

Ponna ranil supporting bull shit media,need to stop supporting terorist,good job,distroy all the terorist symperthizers,our country went down becouse bull shit media like this ,look what USA doing today,take all the terorist to cuba and beat the shit out of them ,thats the way to do,dont be soory for terorist or there supporters,

By: Mid

Mid — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:26:20 +0000

The Mtv/ Mbc attack was orchestrated by them selves. They had already moved all important equipment to the there new studio complex at Ratmalana (old S-Lon factory) so that the Depanama complex can be given/ rented out to Airtel. All this was done to descredit the government and to take away focus from the victorious armed forces and most of all to upgrade their equipment with the US $ 6,000,000 insurance claim (as they did before). Even after a petrol bomb was thrown at the studios 3 days ago, why did they have only 2 security guards on duty??????? WHY????

The truth hurts!

By: Lohini de silva

Lohini de silva — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:46:40 +0000

personal likes and dislikes are not what is counted here. Destroying property and violence against individuals/organizations should not be condoned.I love Sri Lanka and do not want to live any where else but acts of this nature makes you wonder how it is possible for any section of our society to behave in such uncivilized manner. Tolerance and kindness are two main teachings of all religions and predominantly Buddhist society of Sri Lanka. This act of violence should be condemned and people concerned punished severely.

By: srilanka

srilanka — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:20:45 +0000

obviously this is a insuarance scam. nowadays sirasatv is going on loss, so they have planned this with some politicians.

By: Nihal

Nihal — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:21:35 +0000

Now, What a news to hear…Firstly I am having a puzzle in my mind about this broadcast. What’s the message that they have given to the public.So call \Ran Depaya\ promoting indian sarees and allways promoting anger/sorrow in day to day life and also family garbage, you go to bed not with a dream as sannasgala says.But with stress…bullshit….and bla bla bla…Time has come atleast now to have a meaningful TV station. Of course the SSS brought some village youths to stage.If not for internal politics with few so call media guys in it,it would have been a better show.Eg; Melbourne show….Anyway who ever does this had done a favour to the public for not to have a vulnerable future for youths in mother SL.

By: pragee - ( Australia )

pragee - ( Australia ) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:13:48 +0000

Very well done….Sirasa TV goes behind people and attack them with all sorts of crap news and destroy their future if any body stand against SIrara TV…this is the best way to deal with this Terrorist TV.

Well done sri lanka…

By: TruBoomiputra

TruBoomiputra — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:28:00 +0000

iF there was real media freedom in Sl why should the President take over this ministry??? Plaese go and fill in the blanks!!!