"Bandaranaike magic still there in rural areas"
Anura to go for the presidency — after Chandrika

by Namini Wijedasa
Anura Bandaranaike, who lost out the position of opposition leader to Mahinda Rajapakse earlier this month, said yesterday that he intends to be the People’s Alliance presidential candidate.
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