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CMC clubs cry foul at district cricket polls

By Nadia Fazlulhaq

The Cinnamon Gardens Police last night commenced investigations into allegations that fraudulent documents had been used by persons to vote at the Colombo District Cricket Association (CDCA) elections on Friday, thus depriving those eligible to vote.

The elections were held at the Sinhalese Sports Club where some persons presented themselves as the Colombo Municipal Council nominees representing four clubs controlled by the council.

Police said that according to the complaint the CMC representatives who had the original nomination papers signed by Municipal Commissioner Dr. Jayantha Liyanage and the CMC Sports and Recreation Director Sanath Weerasooriya had been deprived of voting.

“We have started investigations on the complaints of the forged documents” said Cinnamon Gardens Police OIC S.M. Keerthipala.

Dr. Liyanage alleged that duplicate nomination forms had been prepared with forged signatures.

When the representatives called up for registration, Hiran Jayamanne at the registration counter had said that the CMC representatives had already registered themselves and refused to allow them to register,” he said, adding that it was apparently a plot to tarnish the image of the Council.

CDCA’s new president Nuski Mohamed told The Sunday Times that even though they hoped for a fair poll a few had entered with forged documents.

Nomads, Peterson, Kollupitiya and Muthuwella Clubs are managed by the CMC and are entitled to seven votes. Nomads, Peterson and Kollupitiya are controlling clubs and entitled to two votes each while Muthuwella, which is an affiliated member of Sri Lanka Cricket, has one vote.

Mr. Mohamed was elected with 28 votes as against three votes to his opponent J.K. Mathivannan.

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