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With the presidential polls just over a week away, there is a marked increase in hostilities with both sides accusing each other of corrupt practices in relation to their respective violence-marred campaigns in many parts of the country. Independent polls monitors have warned that the situation could further deteriorate due to failure on the part the law enforcement authorities.
‘Flagrant abuse of state
resources’
– Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
‘The scale on which state resources are being abused in the current
presidential polls campaign by the ruling party coalition is quite
enormous and the Elections Commissioner is in despair over the ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa took time off his busy campaign schedule to participate in a special pooja at the Thirukkovil Sri Siththari Welayuda Sami Temple in the Ampara district last week.(Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi)
Canada to free migrant
Tamils suspected of Tiger links
Several of the
76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers picked up off the Canadian Coast in October
and thought to be Tamil Tiger rebels are to be freed from detention,
Ottawa said Friday.
