The Lake House, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and ITN all are revolting against the government during the presidential election, say internal sources at these state media institutions.
Employees of these institutions are to strike work to protest against the authoritarian conduct of their heads – Bandula Padmakumara and Lake House directors, SLRC director general Chandrapala Liyanage and SLBC chairman Hudson Samarasinghe.
After getting to know about this, Padmakumara is making plans to bring all Lake House employees together on January 01 and give them a Rs. 3,000 presidential election bonus. The Presidential Secretariat has instructed heads of other state media institutions to bribe their employees similarly and sabotage the impending revolt.
The president has strongly criticized information and media minister Keheliya Rambukwella for his inaction and for allowing the heads of these institutions a free reign. “This fellow goes after women and has no time to do his duties,” the president has demeaned the minister before the heads of state media institutions.
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