• Channel 4 has a historical animosity with my family, my father and the Rajapaksa name after eliminating the war in 2009

By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera  

Claiming that Channel 4 had a historical rivalry with the Rajapaksas after ending the war in 2009, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa yesterday questioned why the video released by Channel 4 on Easter Sunday attacks was deleted from their website if there was any credibility when producing it.  

He told Parliament that the latest video by Channel 4 may be another attempt to take revenge from the Rajapaksas for ending the war or to satisfy one’s political objective.  
“Channel 4 has a historical animosity with my family, my father and the Rajapaksa name after eliminating the war in 2009.They have been releasing videos against the Rajapaksas ever since. I don’t see Channel 4 as a media institution but as a video producing institution,” he said.  

The MP said the incident of the Easter attacks should not be used for political ends and that politicization of the incident would hinder the investigation.