He changed the way Sri Lankans watch tv in the morning. While some may have done it earlier, he popularized the news paper reading on tv with his pioneering Mul Pituwa. He created that culture which is now misused by various tv channels. He did not bring his political views or his own twist to news like aome idiots who do same thing these days. He just read it in a very professional way. But that professionalism made it entertaining to watch. We need real journalists like him now.