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Monday, December 27, 2010 - 04.59 GMT

BBC Sandeshaya report fabricated

 
The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the report carried by the website ‘BBCSinhala/Sandeshaya’ with the date line of 24th December 2010 under the caption “Sri Lanka War Panel ‘pro-LTTE’”, is a complete fabrication.

The above mentioned headline of the report is based on a purported conversation between Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs of Sri Lanka and Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara, Chairman of the Patriotic National Movement (PNM).

'The Ministry of External Affairs wishes to emphasize in this regard that Dr. Amarasekara who has been spoken to, confirms that no such conversation took place.

The Ministry of External Affairs will be taking up with the British Foreign Office and the management of the BBC, this serious instance of a gross departure from the ethics of responsible reportage', the statement said.





 
 
                   
 
   
   
   
   
   

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