Reluctant participants …?
View(s):Seen here are dozens of state officials who participated at the recent pro-Government business forum with the involvement of the President and his top bureaucrats on Wednesday at four different city hotels. The participation of government officials at what has been widely perceived as a presidential campaign meeting is raising questions on whether these officials violated strict regulations by the Elections Commissioner barring the involvement of state officials in such campaigns. Pic by Indika Handuwela.