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Polls chief decides NE balloting tomorrow by Ananth Palakidnar Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake will meet the Service
Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police tomorrow to make a final
decision on conducting polls in areas controlled by the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam in the North and the East. UNP declares State media boycott It's official. The United National party has formalised its 'boycott'
of the State media and will not invite coverage of party activities, in
either the print or the electronic media which come under State control.
Confirmation to this effect came from senior UNP members, who accused the
State media of being biased and failure to maintain impartiality, in their
coverage. Prabha, Karuna soft-pedal rift by S. Selvakumar Despite the deep cleft between the North and East in the LTTE framework
both Prabhakaran and Karuna are committed to soft-pedaling the whole issue
for fear of antagonising not only the Tamil community but especially the
international community, political observers noted. Freedom Alliance charges: 'Secret UNP plan for N-E ballot-stuffing' A secret meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence,
"Temple Trees", last week had discussed the possible political
advantages for the UNP of stationing election polling booths in LTTE held
areas so that ballot boxes could be stuffed, sources in the rival Freedom
Alliance (UPFA) have charged. Other Stories |
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