New Democratic Party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa's maiden campaign rally got underway at Galle Face Green in Colombo to packed crowds.
The rally was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe along with the participation of all parties in the United National Front (UNF) and the United National Party (UNP).
Pix by Indika Handuwala, Ishanka Sunimal, Priyantha Wickramaarachchi
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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