The cash deposit of Anura Kumara Dissanayake to contest at the upcoming Presidential election would be made to the Elections Secretariat on October 1, sources said.
Dissanayake, the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), will contest under the National People's Power alliance, that would be led by the JVP.
So far, eight candidates have made their cash deposits to the polls body.
According to the Elections Secretariat, a political candidate is required to make a deposit of Rs 50,000 while an independent candidate should make a deposit of Rs 75,000.
The presidential election is to be held on November 16.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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