Here’s another election result..
An Army operation to bring victory to Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa has been launched and the first office for the move was opened at Depanama, Pannipitiya yesterday (4th) night. It is revealed that the new programme has been launched as the machinery of the propaganda campaign of Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa that had been planned deploying civilians has completely broken down.
Colombo District has been divided into four zones under this new operation and three retired major generals and a major still in service have been deployed to the zones with four civilians to assist them in the operation. The retired major generals and the major still in service have been provided with special phones to carry out the operation.
Kolonnawa and adjacent areas have been named Zone No. 1 and retired Maj. Gen. Wasantha Bandara has been appointed as its head. W.M.A.S. Subhas Weerasinghe has been appointed to assist the major general while the telephone number given to the major general is 0785214014. Kotte and adjasent areas have been named Zone No. 2 and retired Maj. Gen. Seevali Wanigasekera has been appoineda as its head. Nimal Somaratna has been appointed to assist him and the special telephone number given to the zone is 0777274014.
Maharagama and adjasent areas have been named Zone No.3 and retired Maj. Gen. Palitha Fernando has been appointed as its head. One Chinthaka Suranga is his assistant. The telephone number is 0773243032. Dehiwela and adjasent areas is Zone No. 4. Its head is Maj. D.L. Attanayaka. B.A. Sanath assists him while the telephone number given is 0771088405.
Meanwhile, it is revealed that the ultra modern printing press brought down to Welisara Navy camp secretly has been taken away as information regarding it had been leaked to the public.
15,000 for illegal election campaigning
It is revealed that 15,000 employees are being recruited to various institutions violating election laws to engage in Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election campaign from the 15th. This is an attempt to revitalize already broken down propaganda machinery of Mr. Rajapaksa say reports.
It has been planned to influence people through these new employees to vote for Mr. Rajapaksa. They are being persuaded to work tirelessly for the victory of Mr. Rajapaksa saying they would lose their employment otherwise.
People are recruited in large numbers to institutions such as Ceylon Electricity Board, National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Central Environmental Authority, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Sports, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and the Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities.