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Chamara Sampath's mix-up with Channel 4 and Channel Eye in Parliament

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State Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who repeatedly used Channel Eye instead of Channel 4 when referring to the Channel 4 exposure on the Easter Sunday attacks, swiftly corrected himself after being informed by a fellow MP.

The Minister went on to mention that 'Channel Eye' had a personal grudge against the Rajapaksas and everyone in the country was aware of this. When reporting the war in Sri Lanka, 'Channel Eye' reported what the LTTE had done as something done by the state army.

Soon after a fellow MP pointed out that it was not Channel Eye and it should be Channel 4, he corrected himself.

"Sorry, it is a mistake. I beg your pardon," the Minister apologized.

Comments - 19

Dharmatileke Thursday, 07 September 2023 04:01 PM

This man doesn’t know English

ravin Thursday, 07 September 2023 04:27 PM

Known people know who he is. May have got through his grade eight passed automatically. Let channel Eye seller to comment on it. Over to you seller .......

saliya Thursday, 07 September 2023 04:42 PM

opening the mouth with even knowing which channel

rbh Thursday, 07 September 2023 04:50 PM

He forgot the subject and gave a borrowed speech one statement from each other minister

Amaradasa Yatagama Thursday, 07 September 2023 05:16 PM

This man surely has not watched this program. If he watched even, he cannot understand it. Now taking nonsense.

Asha Thursday, 07 September 2023 06:04 PM

This is what happens when you have illiterate thugs elected as lawmakers.

N V Jen Thursday, 07 September 2023 06:06 PM

Is he not yet arrested for the massive steel theft in KKS cement factory?

Lalindra Thursday, 07 September 2023 06:32 PM

Andhare in the government.

Nimal Thursday, 07 September 2023 06:49 PM

No wonder that this uneducated and uncivilized moron confuses these.

Sambo Thursday, 07 September 2023 07:41 PM

So these are the type of ministers who governing this country. No wonder we are what we are today.

Mahila Friday, 08 September 2023 06:20 AM

This has been going on for 65 years!!!??? The voters think, extremely high of these Gona's who think and make-up the “Voters are Gona's”!!! The circus goes on, so much so, whereas in 1948, there was 1 or 2 maximum such characters in the August Assembly, gradually Improved or appropriate to state DECLINED to 215, leaving handful sensible Humans remaining!!!??? Since 10/2004 was a Watershed!!! Catapulted at hypersonic speeds!!!???

DD Thursday, 07 September 2023 08:01 PM

But it's quite amusing to see how the quality in parliament has taken a nosedive. Remember Chamara Sampath, the seat you're occupying today was once graced by political giants like D.S. Senanayake, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, J.R. Jayewardene, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Lalith Athulathmudali, Gamini Dissanayake, R. Premadasa, Vijaya Kumaratunga, and even the brainy bunch – Dr. N. M. Perera and Colvin R. de Silva. I mean, compared to them, you're like an ant at a picnic! But hey, apology accepted. Let's hope that divine intervention blesses our people and our beloved country with better days ahead.

Mahila Friday, 08 September 2023 06:06 AM

How would you have better days, when 'Electors' and 'Elected', share the same PLATFORM!!!??? Devoid of knowledge, Literacy, Numeracy, adequately Supplemented with Idiosyncratic and ill-advised thought processes!!?? Same recycling of the OLD bad ways!!!?? God bless Sri Lanka!!??? SPOILT GOODS CANNOT BE REJUVENATED AS NEW!!!???

Gona Thursday, 07 September 2023 10:17 PM

This must be the man who was given a "guard of honour" by some labourers.

DOT Friday, 08 September 2023 06:40 AM

Funny! These are our policy makers!

Kps Friday, 08 September 2023 07:31 AM

This is what you called the Education

F.R. Samarakoon [Attorney-at-Law] Friday, 08 September 2023 10:56 AM

He really does not know anything about Channel 4 as he only knows Channel Eye the only 3rd class channel no-one watches.

Prof. Hendry Solomon Friday, 08 September 2023 12:10 PM

This fellow Chamara Sampath got up and started talking about Channel-4 (even he did not know what he is going to speak about) he is such a mud. As because everyone talking about Channel-4 he too got up to show off and became a fool pronouncing Channel Eye. Ha... Ha... Ha...

Tissa Fernando Friday, 08 September 2023 02:44 PM

Why Rajapakshas are not suing Channel 4? Why Why Why? They have money for the lawyers. They should ask for billions of damages??? . Silence means guilty.

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