10 February 2014

Media Sec. takes on BBC’s Charles

Media Sec. takes on BBC’s Charles

Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary Dr. Charitha Herath who had a Twitter conversation with BBC Sri Lanka Correspondent Charles Havilland who has written in a BBC column about the alleged brutalization of Sri Lankan society, which he said is typified in the murder of ex- journalist Mel Gunasekera, points out to the fact that as far as brutalization goes, there is much more that’s shocking in society elsewhere. Secretary Dr. Charitha Herath argued with Charles Havilland and his supporters on Twitter yesterday and we reproduce some of the relevant Tweets. Our editorial today is also a comment on this exchange.