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“Will the real Slim Shady please stand up” is a line from the Eminem song “The real slim shady” and strangely from time to time various individuals have been pointing fingers at the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and ask “will the real leader of the JVP please stand up?”
The basis for this is the hypothesis that Somawansa Amarasinghe and the politburo represent only the public face of the party, and the ‘real’ JVP is an underground movement led by the elusive Kumar Gunaratnam alias Kumar Mahaththaya. It has also been alleged that Gunaratnam was saved by Gen. Sarath Fonseka during the JVP`s 1987-89 uprising and this is the real reason why the JVP is continuing to support Gen. Fonseka even after the United National Party (UNP) has left him to his own devises.
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The two main opposition parties the United National Front (UNF) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) have worked out a strategy to counter election malpractices by deploying 100,000 persons to protect polling stations and counting centres.
“We will mobilize more than 100 000 party supporters on April 8th to prevent election malpractices at the polling and counting centres. DNA General Secretary Vijitha Herath told LAKBIMAnEWS that he has conveyed this decision to the Election Commissioner and the IGP last Friday, and requested their assistance. Continue Reading

General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka is believed to have received several thousands of dollars for his campaign from an Asian country, according to sources.
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) found US $ 527,000 in the bank vaults of General Fonseka’s relatives.
A classified report apprently states that a former diplomat of the said country had arrived in Sri Lanka prior to the January 26th Presidential election along with an intelligence officer of the said country, and met General Fonseka.
The report speculates that the dollar bundles found in bank lockers have been given by the said diplomat.
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The recent assertion of Anoma Fonseka regarding her husband’s deteriorating health had triggered claims of inadequate medical facilities and bad ventilation, but, the army spokesman says that a special Navy doctor has been appointed for 24 hour consultation.
Major General Prasad Samarasingha said that Mrs. Fonseka’s claim is not correct. He stated further, that the special Navy doctor appointed for 24 hour consultation had not reported any illness, and neither has Sarath Fonseka consulted them for any ailment.
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A recent event — see picture at right — in which a jeepload of journalists were taken to Lunugamwehera national park by the tourism minister Acahcla Jagoda, to report on the release to the wilds of four elephants, ended in a fiasco with the journalists witnessing nothing when they arrived at the park.
Apparently though Jagoda’s ministry and the environment ministry has coordinated media coverage for the event, when the media entourage that was to cover the event arrived at the park, environment minister Champika Ranawaka had already let the elephants go, after getting his own ministry media team to photograph and record the event.
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Victims of the Golden Key and other collapsed financial companies of the Ceylinco Group may have to forget their money as police are making no headway and have stalled proper investigations to ascertain the assets of the Ceylinco Group, depositors charge.
Only Rs.100,000 per depositor has been paid to almost 90% of the Golden Key victims. They fear this may be the last payment they will receive. They charged that by giving Rs.100,000, the authorities are conveniently
trying to wash their hands off the issue. They charge that Central Bank officials are behind the whole vindictive process with the backing of the CID.
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Former Director General of the Sri Lanka Civil Defence Force (CDF) Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera who is contesting the upcoming parliamentary poll from the Digamadulla District on the UPFA ticket, says that one of his motives in stepping into full-time politics is to fast forward the development drive initiated by the president in the Eastern Province.

Having been the ex-head of the CDF, you are now into mainstream politics. What made you choose the Digamadulla District to contest from?

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Former media talk show host turned UNP Southern Provincial Council (SPC) Member, Manusha Nanayakkara says that people should teach a lesson to the so-called media figures fielded by the UPFA for having allegedly conducted political programmes whilst holding chief organizer posts.

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You were only last year elected to the SPC as an opposition member. Now, you’ve decided to take it further and go to the legislature from the Galle District. What forced your hand?

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UNP Western Provincial Council (WPC) member Ruwan Wijewardene says that people are rallying behind the UNP-led United National Front (UNF) in their numbers to oust the UPFA government at the forthcoming Parliamentary polls.
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Election monitors and veterans in the subject point out that candidates and supporters always violate the act because legal provisions lack the gumption that is required to effect the laws.
As election fever hots up, violation of elections laws can be seen islandwide. Despite the regulations enacted by the elections commissioner for a free and fair election from time to time, candidates and supporters continue their work, violating all these regulations.
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