“General” trends in the politics of the General
The presidential election campaigns of both Mahida Rajapakse and Sarath Fonseka seem to have got off the ground with customary procedures.
Mahinda Rajapakse began his with a visit to Anuradhapura on Undu wap daypoya day and was seen hugging the Sri Maha Bodhi tree with devotional fervour.
Sarath Fonseka paid courtesy calls on the Mahanayake Theros of the Asgiriya and Malwatte chapters and obtained their blessings.
While the Rajapakse campaign is yet to slip into top gear the motley crew supporting Sarath Fonseka is rather active.
The General’s campaign has begun causing interest but there is a lot of confusion visible.
The top guns seem to be contradicting each other. [click here to read the article in full on ~ dbsjeyaraj.com]