Names of journalists associated with General Fonseka struck out of the invitees list for the banquet for war reporters
The Defence Secretary has ordered the removal of several names included in the list of invitees for the banquet hosted by the President today (30) for journalists who covered the war at Hilton Colombo.
Military Spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara had then called several journalists and informed them that the invitation extended to them has been cancelled. The Brigadier had apologized to the respective journalists saying he was carrying out orders received by higher authorities. He had expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the journalists.
Interestingly, the journalists who were informed that their invitations for the Presidential banquet has been cancelled were those who worked closely with General Sarath Fonseka during the war. The journalists whose invitations were cancelled on the orders of the Defence Secretary include Ruwan Weerakoon, Tissa Ravindra Perera, Prasanna Fonseka, Mihiri Fonseka and Shanika Sriyananda.
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