1) not publish news items about the recruitment of underage children
2) not publish reports about fratricidal warfare launched within the TMVP after 04 May and
3) not write about his cadres threatening, intimidating and abducting innocent people for ransom.
The anonymous caller promised that though the Editor, “Asian Tribune” lives in Europe, it would not be difficult to organize a contract to kill him.
K. T. Rajasingham, a veteran journalist, started his career with now defunct Independent Newspapers Ltd 1965 (Dawasa Group of papers) in the year 1965.
When Karuna broke away from the Tiger terrorist group “Asian Tribune” welcomed his initiative to enter the democratic stream abandoning violence. But Karuna continues to follow the terrorist streak on which he grew up when he was with Velupillai Prabhakran.
Daily Mirror
In the meantime, Champika Liyanaarachchi, Editor, “Daily Mirror” in an e-mail communication wrote: “With reference to the “Asian Tribune “ story titled 'Death Threat to Editor, Asian Tribune' the Daily Mirror Editor says there is an erroneous reference in the same story to a threatening call made by Karuna to Editor – “Daily Mirror “as well. The “Daily Mirror “ Editor says that at no point she got such a call from Karuna." Erroneous reference is regretted –Editor, “Asian Tribune.”
(http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/6113)
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