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Dr. Narme F. Wickremesinghe, Chairperson, Rana Viru Seva Authority, has told the state electronic media that it is not against the peace process to give coverage to national occasions honouring the battle heroes of the Nation. In a letter to Chairpersons and Editors of the State electronic media, Dr. Wickremesinghe expressed concern over the treatment given to the Dedication Ceremony of the National Remembrance Park and to the Remembrance Day ceremony this year. The National Remembrance Park was built to honour 21,000 Service and Police personnel lost in action since the country gained independence in 1948. “Since then the one-hour Remembrance Day ceremony has been broadcast in full, and during the last 30 years televised live on the State electronic media. This year, for the first time this religious and military ceremony had no live coverage or commentary,” the letter stated. The letter states that the State ceremonies were given only a two-minute news coverage, while full coverage was given to the ceremonies held by the LTTE leader in the north, indicating how Sri Lanka ‘honours its own heroes who have given life and limb in the defence of the peace, unity and sovereignty’ of the country. “The speech of Her Excellency the President of Sri Lanka at the dedication of the National Rmembrance Park had no coverage at all in the State electronic and print media. It was however published in the private print media,” the letter added. “Military and Police personnel in the Armed Services are the first to desire peace with honour - they are the persons who sacrificed life and limb and endangered themselves on behalf of the rest of the Nation”, he said. Dr. Wickremesinghe said that by not providing coverage the state media should realize the demoralization they have caused to the fighting forces and their families and called for recognition of their contribution.
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