Massive crowds expected in Colombo for May Day
The main Opposition UNP opting to hold three separate
May Day rallies, Colombo will be a sea of blue and red on Wednesday with
hundreds of thousands attending the UPFA rally.”We hope to have a
mammoth rally presided over by President Mahinda Rajapaksa,” UPFA
General Secretary and Minister Susil Premajayantha said. The SLFP would
focus on a membership drive, this time around, he said.
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No politician has attempted to influence me or my staff - Elections
Commissioner General
Excerpts of an interview with Elections Commissioner
General, Mahinda Deshapriya in view of the upcoming provincial council
elections including the Northern PC polls expected in September this
year.
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Simmering discontent within TNA threatens to explode
Discontent is simmering within four constituent
political parties of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), as the Ilankai
Tamil Arasu Kachchi has shown a reluctance to register the new political
party, the Tamil National Alliance. There are five political parties
within the TNA,
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Govt formulating rules, regulations to curb corruption - Athauda
Seneviratne
The most senior parliamentarian representing the
Kegalle district, Athauda Seneviratne, who had held a number of
portfolios in the past and presently functions as the Senior Minister
for Rural Affairs, expressed his views on a number of issues at an
exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer recently.
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