He has been working at ITN for over 17 years.

Speaking on this regard, Mr. Senanayake said that although he rectified the mistake immediately, a bigwig of the channel suspended him over the phone and informed that he need not report to work again.

It is said a political force is in action behind this scene and a bigwig of the channel is involved as well.

However, sources from the channel say that the institution's journalists have done worse mistakes in the past.