Notice to the Public

The Allegation of Sri Lanka Patriot

[February 27, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian] A mischievous ad has been published against the undersigned as being a part of a network of conspirators by the Sri Lanka Patriot claiming that a deliberate attempt has been made to sabotage the said website. This ad goes to the extent of providing personal details of the undersigned, refers to him as the “Managing Chief Editor of Sri Lanka Guardian” and makes, evidently with mischievous intent, references to certain conspirators that make no sense whatsoever.

The Chief Editor of Sri Lanka Patriot, the said claimant had earlier sought the help of the undersigned as a personal favour to set up a website which was executed to his total satisfaction. But now he casts blame on the undersigned for his technical inability to handle its operation.

We want to assure the public that there are no conspirators involved here neither is the Sri Lankan Guardian or the undersigned anyway involved in whatsoever way to embarrass or cause distress to the chief editor of Sri Lanka Patriot.

He has issued threats verbally over the telephone and also in the said ad about taking legal action against the undersigned and reporting him to the CID and NIB.

We will certainly appreciate if he would proceed with the threat to do so. It will enable us to have an opportunity to show that our hands are clean and we honour the highest principles of journalism. We will also strongly urge him to desist from threats of bodily harm. A copy of this public notice will be sent to the Inspector General of Police as well as to the CID and NIB.

We further state that a media institution’s reputation is judged by its performance and the Sri Lanka Patriot has hardly had a shoot from the seed cast and has in no way emerged as an organ of communication in the media world. Reputation is based on reality and not in fantasy.

- Nilantha Ilangamuwa

-Sri Lanka Guardian