DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “The Easter Sunday attacks [were carried out] to seize power;[I] will fulfil the promise to uncover the mastermind” – The president | “Why are Ranil and Udaya Gammanpila worried about Pillayan’s arrest?” – The Archbishop’s House questions | “Cardinal, are you ready to take to the streets?” – Premnath C. Dolawatte questions Thinakaran: Easter Sunday services held peacefully | “We will soon expose the real masterminds of the Easter Sunday attacks to the public” – The president |
Thinakkural: “Investigations have revealed that Pillayan is connected to the Easter Sunday attacks; several important details [to be released] in two weeks” – Bimal Rathnayake | “The problems being faced by the fisherfolk of the North due to encroachment by Indian trawlers are deliberately concealed in Tamil Nadu” – Gajendrakumar quotes a statement by the Indian PM | “China is coming to the North with a different plan” – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam | “We will catch the key masterminds soon” – The president Thamilan: “Investigations on the Easter Sunday attacks – I will fulfil my responsibility” – President Anura makes a public pledge | People gather in Kandy to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Major investigations concluded: The CIABOC to take legal action against 50 parties, including senior government officials; the probe into Chamara Sampath halted following a statement by former President Ranil | “The report on the Easter Sunday attacks and previously suppressed section handed over to the CID – a tragedy born out of power-hungry greed; a mystery surrounds the jacket found at the scene of the deaths of two police officers” – The president reveals in Polonnaruwa Divaina: Nine arrested with firearms over plotting Osman’s murder; a plot to kill him at a Gampaha musical show linked to Kehelbaddara Padme and Avishka Malli; seven to eight failed attempts over the years Ada: New mosquito species poses threat: Once thought to avoid humans, now found to feed on both birds and humans — a discovery by Sri Lankan researchers |
Mawbima: “The report on the Easter Sunday attacks, along with previously suppressed sections, was handed over to the CID” – The president | 400,000 pilgrims pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic over the past three days; today is the fourth day of the “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” ( special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic) Dinamina: The Easter Sunday attacks: “All suppressed reports handed over to the CID; the real culprits will be revealed soon,” says the president in Polonnaruwa | Kandy reverberates with chants of “sadhu“: 300,000 [pilgrims] on the first day; a queue of over five miles; facilities expanded for devotees; 820 dansals (a temporary stall or alms hall where free food and drinks are distributed) set up; security measures taken by the police and the army Aruna: Nine arrested for plotting Osman’s murder at the Gampaha New Year festival; revealed to be Kehelbaddara Padme’s followers Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Newswire “Investigate Asad Maulana; take legal action against Gammanpila” – Rev. Fr. Jude Krishantha...