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Friday, March 14, 2008

Another Rupavahini Corporation staffer hunted





Tha latest target hunt down of Sri lanka Rupavahini (television) Corporation stafer is Arunasiri Hettige the chairman of the trade Union.

When Mr. Hettige was waiting at Kotokawaththa junction to go for duty around 7.30 AM today (14), a group of thugs attacked him with a sharp knife injuring his head. He was immediately admitted to Colombo General Hospital with severe bleeding from his head. Media organizations joined with the main opposition launched a massive demonstration before the SLRC on March 11 against hunting SLRC staff. On that day, they declared that the SLRC would strike work continuously if another worker is attacked.
Employees of the Rupavahini Corporation have stopped all live programmes with immediate effect till President Mahinda Rajapaksa intervenes and gives an assurance that spree of violence against Rupavhini employees would be brought to an end. However The President Mahinda Rajapaksha attended this matter. Then live programes goin on.


Media organizations are protest for this matter.