Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake has directed the heads of the state-owned Rupavahini Corporation and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation to allocate time for opposition common candidate General Sarath Fonseka to counter allegations made against him in programmes aired by them.
The commissioner’s move came after Gen Fonseka sent a letter to him, seeking an opportunity to respond to the allegations, some of which cast aspersions on his character.
The Commissioner, in guidelines issued to the media earlier, said that an opportunity to reply to allegations should be provided by the respective media institutions if any statement was carried against any candidate. |
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