-Dhamasiri too says his statement was distorted
(Lanka-e-News -21.Dec.2016, 11.30PM) A newspaper last weekend reported that Gamini Viyangoda a prominent author cum genuine social activist , and Saman Rathnapriya a social activist and leader of trade union are to enter parliament via the national list, and are in the ready to secure ministerial portfolios under the government of good governance.
However Viyangoda and Rathnapriya speaking to Lanka e news revealed that this an absolute lie and is a cold ,calculated conspiracy.
Viyangoda who was enraged over this said , the journalist of the newspaper had a duty to first inquire from him regarding this before publishing such a report .Owing to this newspaper canard , as a non partisan social activist his name has been tarnished and it had gravely dented his reputation .This was a ploy to bring disrepute on him by creating the impression in the minds of the public that he was shouting all the while only to get an M.P . post , and aimed at eroding the faith the public are having in him, Viyangoda asserted.
Saman Rathnapriya too when answering the queries posed by Lanka e news replied , this was a cold calculated conspiracy. He is a trade union activist who is bitterly castigating the government for its failure to honor the promises it made to the people, hence this false news was designed and disseminated among society based on a calculated conspiracy to make the people turn hostile towards him and get disappointed , he pointed out.
Rathnapriya also explained that when he attended the Christmas party of Mangala Samaraweera on the 19 th , he met the president and expressed his displeasure as regards the bogus news report.
Dharmaisri Bandaranaike’s name too was mentioned in that newspaper that he is to be appointed as the Cultural affairs minister . When we tried to contact him to verify the truth of this report , we were informed he has gone to Hong Kong to attend a Human Rights conference. He revealed , when he was in the ready to leave for Hong Kong , a reporter inquired from him whether he is going to accept the post of minister of cultural affairs which the president is going to offer ? Dharmasiri told us his reply to him was , ‘the president must first ask me about it . When he has not asked me such a question , how can I give an answer to you?’
Dharmasiri also said , in response to the reporter’s question , if the cultural ministry portfolio is granted by the president to him , whether he would accept ? Dharmasiri had stated, it must be something suitable , and if it is unsuitable he would never accept. Yet the newspaper has distorted his answers, based on reports reaching him after he left for Hong Kong .
Bandaranaike also went on to comment , he mounted the election stages during the run up to the last general elections without expecting positions , but now those tasks are over .
In any event , Gamini Viyangoda and Saman Rathnapriya have organized a media briefing on the 22nd to clarify the position . Both of them are working committee members of the National movement for just society.
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