Ranjan loses temper, hits video camera
A heated argument between Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake and a journalist from the electronic media ended up with the former hitting a video camera at a media briefing this evening.
The incident flared up when the deputy minister was about to after the briefing.
The argument which began during the media briefing continued even after it. Mr Ramanayake accused the journalist of making a false allegation against him.
“An OIC in the police is blamed when he arrests a thief and the thief escapes. This is the situation in this country today,” Mr Ramanayake was heard saying; to which the journalist replied saying, “Even OICs take bribes today”. Mr Ramanayake who becomes furious at this point, accused the journalist of making a false allegation. “Malli you said I take bribes. I am telling you I have not done it at any time. Don’t make false allegations against me,” he said. The journalist then replied saying he did not make any false allegations against the deputy minister. The deputy minister while arguing with the journalist hit a video camera which was pionted at him. “Monawada me Karanne? ( What are you doing?)” he was heard saying while hitting the camera. This camera did not belong to the TV channel which the journalist who argued with the deputy minister was attached to.
Mr Ramanayake, when contacted by Daily Mirror, said that he had settled the issue with the authorities of the TV channel concerned.
(Daily Mirror – By Yohan Perera)
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Is this is the freedom of reporting (media) and & good governance promised by YHAPALANAYA?
Good example to the young generation so that when they join a worthless university in Sri Lanka they can carry on like that.
Hi Brother Ranjith has the DM Ranjan Raanayake attended any university? Or, he went to the same university attended by Dr. Mervin Silva? I am bit confused here….
Most of the so-called Journalists are neither qualified nor trained.
Ethics is most important in journalism; most journalists in SL are unaware of ethical practice.
I have observed many interviews on TV conducted by young Journalists; those interviews resemble conversations between customers and vendors in fish markets.
Mr Amarakoon. All I can say is it is sad that Sri Lanka is going down the drain day by day. What sort of a example these politicians set on young people. Disgusting.
But don’t worry last month I was in Sri Lanka and found the solution for all these.
That is Cricket. Forget about everything and let us play Cricket.
Mr. Kapila Rajapakse You say journalists are not qualified. Do the politicians qualified? More than half of the Parliament reps do not have even O.Ls. So, what are we talking about.
Yes, Mr. Ranjith you are right. Cricket: That is the only game we can play at International level. But even that, we are not doing well. In the UK, we lost is all formats of the game. We beat Auz in SL in tests owing to heroic of an one single aging player. Then, we lost all other games. Few days ago Auz women defeated SL women. I think SL has to play Gudu, Elle or ‘Book-Cricket’.
Dear Mr Amarakoon! How about if we called corruption, fraud and alcohol consumption as world games, I am sure we will come top class in all these events.
Of course Mr Amarakoon, more than 90% of parliamentarians are ‘illiterate’; a few do possess leadership qualities.
But, who is to blame? Is it the fault of the parties that nominate these idiots as representatives or is it the electorate who vote for these idiots as their representatives?
The urban electorates vote for candidates who offer glamour, things like appearance (jet black coloured hair, bold coloured clothing, fiery speeches, film stars) and cars they drive and the nightclubs they frequent.
The rural electorate votes for the kudu mudalali running shops and bars, owning large estates, throwing peanuts at charity functions.
Are honesty, sincerity and commitment to community, ability to think, analyse and be creative, criteria for voter preference? Never.
We, the voters of the country are responsible for the parlous state of our parliament, provincial councils, urban councils etc.
Mr Kapila Rajapaksa . Government of a country behaves like the people of that country, and the people of a country behave like that of the goverment.
Elsewhere in this blog site, I have written on the proposed Federal State and the MMP Voting System.
In line with Mr Amarakoon’s comments, suggest we go back to the ‘first past the post’ voting system left behind by the British.
A suitable modification would be to recognise MP’s educational qualifications.
A Candidate with a 1st Class Honours degree form a local university (overseas universities excluded) should be given a factor f 5; that is, the candidate earns 5 votes for each vote cast.
A Candidate with a 2nd Class Honours degree earns 4 votes for each vote cast.
A Candidate with an ordinary degree earns 3 votes for each vote cast.
A Candidate with 4 credit passes in the AL’s earns 2 votes for each votes cast.
A Candidate with 8 credit passes in the OL’s, earns 1 1/2 votes for each vote cast.
We will have a Parliament with at least 75% of the MP’s with degree qualifications.
Society in the Northern Province have adopted a similar formula in the determination of dowries.