Eastern Provincial Council Polls:
Parties map out strategy for Eastern stake
With barely three weeks more for the Eastern
Province Election heightened activity was witnessed on the campaign
trail with the United People's Freedom Alliance already raising the
tempo with a vigourous house to house canvassing beginning yesterday
chiefly aimed at forging unity among the once divided Sinhala, Tamil
and Muslim communities in the East.
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President lauds commitment of Maha Sangha
President Mahinda Rajapaksa re-iterates there is
absolute freedom of worship, for anyone to follow any religion, at
his/her discretion. President Rajapaksa made this re-iteration at
Temple Trees last Saturday, at a presentation of 180 gold-plated,
multi-dimensional Buddha statues, costing Rs. 40 millon jointly by
the Governments of Hong Kong and South Korea, at Temple Trees last
Saturday.
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UPFA election campaign in top gear
The UPFA election campaign in Trincomalee is in
top gear with house to house propaganda and pocket meetings being
the order of the day said the campaign organiser for the district
Minister John Senevirathne yesterday.
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