Where is the Gilmaat?

Political Observers are baffled as to why the Election Petition filed by Sarath Fonseka failed to include the alleged computer fraud which the joint Opposition charged was the main reason for the defeat of their candidate at the January 26 poll.

So much so Mangala Samaraweera, Chief election strategist of General Fonseka in an interview with a Weekend newspaper described it as the first ever hi-tech election fraud in the world. JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe also summoned a press conference to reveal what he called a computer gilmaat that robbed their candidate of victory. Then why not include this vital piece of evidence in their petition?

Instead what was included was a series of incidents and alleged acts of bribery, corruption and intimidation which the petitioner will have to prove with solid evidence.