Popular TV presenter Salvu Mallia has taken to social media to speak of the damage he believes is being done to Malta by the current administration.
Mr Mallia’s show “Madwarna”, which dealt with Maltese way of life, culture and society, has been axed by PBS from the coming autumn schedule.
Writing on Facebook today, Mr Mallia said his disappointment is not related to money. He said he used to get €400 per show (minus tax, social security and VAT), saying that he had often had to chase PBS to be given his dues.
He slammed the government repeatedly for being a slave to money, for selling off Malta and for ensuring that a few individuals from the inner circles are given exorbitant salaries when they contribute nothing to the island.
He vowed to continue speaking publicly about the concerns he has under this administration, and how the government cannot continue treating the island as though it is a piece of property to make money off.
He wrote: “Many blind Labour supporters, who have not yet realised who is really causing long-term damage to the Labour Party (PL) and the socialist principles it once championed, have put it in their heads that I am making a fuss because my programme got cancelled and that I would be losing a lot of money. I have nothing to hide. My contracts have been public from day 1: I earn around €400 per show, and if I fight hard enough, I get paid maybe a year later, after all due tax, duties and VAT is paid.
“I am fighting for principle and nothing more! Because the most important quality a person can have is to be honest with themselves, so that when they go to bed at night their mind is at rest (because I have a brain and I use it, sorry Castille-clique!), that they did and said everything they felt was right, and did not act as though they were a skip, sucking up to some mischievous politician without scrutiny.”
Mr Mallia wrote directly about his cancelled show, called ‘Madwarna,’ where he said that first and foremost it is an educational programme showing patriotic values and highlighting the cultural and natural aspects of Malta.
He said that it is evident that money is the top priority for this government. Money is a great tool to govern a country, and can lead to much prosperity, however the government cannot become a slave to it.
“The damage done by PBS was not to me, because apart from those people who are blind to the current situation....it is apparent that this government wants to bury the public under the capitalist towers of Babel, an enemy of the workers....government will not show concern if these islands are changed into some vulgar areas such as Dubai or Singapore, where these is nothing but heartlessness and money reigns.”
He thanked the thousands, many of them foreigners, who were upset by the decision to stop Madwarna. He said that the show “raised the otherwise mediocre standards of TVM,” and thanked the public for their solidarity. He assured the public that the damage was not caused to him, contrary to this, the situation has brought about some good because it gave him reasons to publicly accuse the government of its vulgarity and mediocrity.
He said that: “Even if the government changes its mind (because when they stopped the programme they showed their true colours and revealed the sales-man mask which lies underneath) I will continue to speak about the damage caused to this Mickey Mouse country, because they see Malta as one large property which they can profit from.”