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Same thing :))

Seriously I am making a post on his design...I owe it to D.B.D. :)

You remember him ? He retired in 79 i think.

I nearly ended up other side of the fence

St. Annes or SivaMahaSabhai (on the fence behind the metal-woodworking shops) ?

TNA tells Eastern people to defeat Govt.


By Kelum Bandara

The TNA yesterday requested the people in the East to defeat the government and its allies at the Provincial Council election to be held tomorrow.

TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah said the merger of the northern and eastern provinces was the corner stone for peace, yet the government breached this very foundation by de-merging the two provinces after 18 years.

At this election, we have to defeat the government s policies. So, we are asking the people not to support the candidates put forward by the ruling UPFA and the parties supporting it, Mr. Senathirajah said.

Meanwhile, the People s Action for Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL) said it would deploy more than 2000 election observers to monitor the election.

PAFFREL Chairman Kingsley Rodrigo said at least two observers would be attached to each polling booth in addition to mobile monitoring units. He said his organization had also brought in 19 international observers.

Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake had also invited 18 South Asian Election Observers to monitor the poll.

At this election, 982,721 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. Election is being held to elect 37 members for the Provincial Council and voting will be conducted at 1,022 polling stations in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara. There are 91 political parties and independent groups in the fray this time.