President stresses need to publish accurate information on Govt.’s program to rebuild SL

President Ranil Wickremesinghe

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday emphasised that if the country is to overcome the current challenges, stability must be created in the country and in order to achieve that, accurate information must be circulated among the public.

Pointing out that nothing can be achieved without propaganda, the President has called on all the Media Secretaries to commit to revealing the Government’s ‘Rebuilding the Country’ program to the people without delay.

The President made this observation addressing the workshop held at the Government Information Department to apprise the press secretaries of all Cabinet Ministers, State Ministers and Governors about the State communication mechanism.

The President noted that Ministry Press Secretaries hold the prime responsibility in publicising the development and policy programs of the government, and in this workshop, the Press Secretaries were informed about the importance of maintaining optimal coordination between the Government Information.

“Everyone should be aware of what the Government is undertaking. If there are mistakes, they should be corrected. We need to get out of this problematic period. If there is instability in the country, we will not recover. There should be stability in the country. It is necessary to provide the correct information to create that stability,” the President said.

He said unlike Print and electronic media, currently all are facing social media problems. It carries positive as well as negative information, which is one of the major problems that the entire world is facing. This bad impact affects us especially at this time. 

“Therefore, it is the responsibility of each and every one of you to address this challenge appropriately. If you do not accomplish your responsibility, the whole country will face more problems,” the President added.