Rajapaksa can no longer count on rural Sinhala vote bank
Rajapaksa’s appeal among the rural Sinhalese population cannot be underestimated. However, with Maithripala Sirisena crossing over, there is a likely split in the rural vote base
MEERA SRINIVASAN-January 2, 2015
The joint opposition’s bid to give President Mahinda Rajapaksa a tough fight in the January 8 presidential polls has resulted in a rarely seen phenomenon in Sri Lanka — a contest between two candidates with their roots in the country’s rural heartlands.
Rajapaksa can no longer count on rural Sinhala vote bank.odt by Thavam Ratna
Rajapaksa can no longer count on rural Sinhala vote bank.odt by Thavam Ratna
