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At an urgently summoned Press briefing at Tans Asia Hotel today (27) , Deputy leader of the UNP said , following the tail end of the announcement of election results , the Govt. is posing a threat to the life and career of Gen. Fonseka the closest rival candidate of President R.ajapakse by holding him captive at the Hotel Trans asia where he is residing at the moment.

While the elections results are still not fully released , and there are raging allegations that there had been monumental election malpractices , the Govt. sending over 300 service personnel suddenly and restricting General’s free movements and confining him to the Hotel is deplorable and despicable , he added. READ MORE...

The Govt. which since the day Gen. Sarath Fonseka handed in his nominations for the Presidential election has been actively engaged in mudslinging against the General, has on the day of elections intensified this hate campaign with a humiliating defeat staring directly on its face.

I wish to inform all citizens of Sri Lanka that as I am a citizen of Sri Lanka, under section 31 of the Sri Lanka constitution, I am eligible to contest the Presidential elections and entitled to be elected as a President of the Democratic Socialist republic of SL. READ MORE...

Sri Lanka’s 06th presidential election concluded today (26th) at 4.00 pm. At this election, 14,088,500 voters cast their vote at 11,098 polling centres island-wide. This election also recorded the highest number of contestants ever, numbering 22. Sources estimate that 65%-75% of voters cast their vote throughout the island. Although violence, intimidation and scare tactics were deployed, it did not make an adequate impact on the final count, confirms the Elections Commissioner. However, observers estimate that a free and fair election did not take place in the North. READ MORE...

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunge urged all supporters and member of the SLFP party to use the vote against corruption, family rule and bad governance; and vote for democracy in keeping with the Bandaranaike policies, with a view to building the country.

Mrs. Kumaratunge made this request when she addressed the media after she met the Presidential candidate Gen. Fonseka who arrived at Horagolla to pay homage at the Banadaranaike mausoleum. READ MORE...

Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe requested the voters to go to the polling station early morning tomorrow and cast their ballots.

He also urged them not to give into any threats or intimidation.

His plea came as he addressed the final campaign rally for opposition candidate Gen (Retd) Sarath Fonseka on Saturday. READ MORE...

Sri Lanka's former President Chandrika Kumaranatunga declared her support to the common opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka today.

General Fonseka met the former President at her ancestral home in Horagolla along with his supporters including Mahajana Wing MP Mangala Samaraweera. READ MORE...

An unprecedented record crowd attended the final rally at Galle yesterday (23) of the Presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka. The residents of Galle said , this was the highest ever crowd they have witnessed at an election rally with crowds spilling over to the lanes and by lanes of the Town where the rally was held. READ MORE...

Addressing the large crowd who attended the media briefing yesterday (23) , at JAIC Hilton Hotel ,Presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka , said , the crusade he began to protect Democracy , dignity and traditional values of the country cannot be stopped by conspiratorial acts and violence unleashed by this Govt.

This is the first time in SL’s history so many opposition parties joined together to support him an apolitical Leader to defeat the shameless , selfish despotic Govt. which came to power on promising to serve the people but descending to serve itself strategies. READ MORE...

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a record crowd , at the election rally in support of Gen.Fonseka , yesterday (23) at Maradana, said, the Prseident who said at the outset that he would register a 65% majority victory at the upcoming election s, has now got deflated , and is now saying he will try to win even by one vote. The Opposition leader warned the crowds that because the President is sure of losing ,all kinds of tricks are being tried out by the Govt. to win elections. READ MORE...

Addressing the media at the burnt down house of Tiran Alles, the Former President, Chandrika Kumaratunga stated that President Mahinda Rajapakse should be personally held responsible for all state-sponsored election related violence. The Former President visited Tiran Alles’ house today (22nd) afternoon. READ MORE...

There are reports that the Govt. which is anticipating a humiliating defeat at the Presidential elections is trying another trickery aimed at deceiving the Tamil population by printing and distributing spurious ballot papers to various places in the North with misleading contents.

In this misleading ballot paper the symbol of candidate Gen. Fonseka is shown as Eagle and not as Swan which is his true symbol. READ MORE...

It has now come to be known as to why the Govt. is disallowing media to cover its rallies . The Govt. has issued a communique that the media is banned from attending media rallies of the President.

At many of the rallies where the President participated , there has been a marked paucity of crowds . READ MORE...

Speaking at a massive election rally at Polonnaruwa yesterday (21) organized in support of his candidature, Presidential candidate Gen. Fonseka said, he will see to it that every citizen who hasn’t got an inch of land gets ownership in this motherland. If the raging corruption and frauds now raging in the country and which is eating up the economy can be eradicated, developing the country is no big task. READ MORE...