Daily Mirror Makes Malaka Look Better

This is an all-round horrible interview, batting and bowling. The Daily Mirror asks Malaka Silva such gems as “Are you a bandit?” and “Are there female friends among your associates?” Like, wow, their thesis seems to be that Malaka has been corrupted by clubs, America and women rather than, you know, vice versa. I’m not sure what America has to do with this. Plenty of people can go out and be with the opposite sex without being violent. The point is that he’s violent and gets away with due to political connections. The Daily Mirror interview, however, makes him come of somehow better.

Is he a bandit? No, he’s not robbing trains. Is America the problem? No, he wouldn’t get away with this nonsense for a second. Are women and clubs the problem? No, plenty of people go out. Malaka gets away with assault and other crimes because he’s politically connected. By having an interview conducted by some Victorian Aunty the DM misses the point entirely.

Posted on Monday, October 1st, 2012 in Sri Lanka.

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Java Jones

2012-10-01 12:51:52

The interviewer seems even more moronic than the subject. What an insult to readers’ intelligence to publish such crap.

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jehanlive

2012-10-01 18:53:36

EXACTLY what I thought. Read the first question and was like wtf. Read the next two questions and didn’t bother reading the rest of the interview.

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Lutronman

2012-10-02 08:30:24

I like your comment about the interviewer being a “Victorian Aunty ” . That is what the whole interview was!

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Bart00

2012-10-02 12:14:43

So putha, are you a bandit, no?

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2012-10-03 00:40:25

This Dumbass is supposed to come to US to complete his computer graphics course. I’m sure he won’t behave this way in USA (unless of course you are a son of a US senator)

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Bartoo

2012-10-04 05:33:50

Rehan behaved very well in Australia. Never got into fights or anything. He’s a good kid from a decent family.

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mikey

2012-10-06 15:12:56

Then why does he get into fights in Sri Lanka? In Australia you don’t mess with the law. Plus his brother is a cop himself. That’s even worse as it clearly shows he only acts like this in Sri Lanka because he knows he can get away with it. What an egotistical inflated baboon. MR’s kids however privileged do not get into fights. Whatever issues anyone has with the president, one can at least say his kids at least behave well in public, and not like thugs surrounded by Russian hookers aka Rehan and Malake.

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