As the election fever heightens, Manapa Pore, the scramble for the preference vote too has reached a new high, they say.Â
All prospective candidates, even those whose chances of winning are very slim, are reportedly resorting to all tricks in the bag to woo the manape. Most candidates are said to be giving various kinds of gifts to the people in their respective areas.
By the way, there is a politico in a district with a cool climate, who has found a novel way of winning the hearts and minds of his voters. He won a Diyawanna seat in this district at the last polls by being quite liberal with his purse. He has planned to win over voters in a different way this time.Â
The politico owns several wine shops in the district. He has distributed ‘coupons’ to a selected number of constituents which entitle them to a free ‘shot’ at a given spot. Some of these coupons entitle the bearer to enjoy the free ‘shot’ on several occasions,Â
they say.Â
The politico hopes to win the Diyawanna seat again at the April polls by offering the ‘warming-up’ drink to his voters.Â
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said the third generator at the Norochcholai coal power plant…
Oil prices jumped more than $4 a barrel on Friday, hitting their highest price in…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged Sri Lanka’s continued progress under its economic reform…
SriLankan Airlines has announced temporary adjustments to its European flight routes due to the closure…
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has secured a majority in the Jaffna Municipal Council,…
At least 20 passengers have been feared dead in the deadly crash near Ahmedabad airport,…
