EC Chairman requests media institutions to be impartial during election

EC Chairman requests media institutions to be impartial during election

Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya says all state and private media institutions should act impartially during the presidential election.Speaking at a media briefing held at the Election Commission yesterday, the election chief requested all media institutions to be imbalanced in their coverage of the elections. "We call on all media outlets, especially state media institutions to be neutral and not to show impartiality. Not only they should be impartial, they need to show impartiality to convince the people," he said reiterating the responsibility to act neutral.