Saturday, 3 January 2015

Sri Lanka opposition says army scaring off Tamil voters

DEMOCRACY
Sri Lanka opposition says army scaring off Tamil voters
Colombo (AFP) Jan 01, 2015 - Sri Lanka's opposition Thursday accused the government of deploying thousands of troops to deter ethnic minority Tamils from voting against President Mahinda Rajapakse in next week's election. A top opposition official said the sending of reinforcements to Tamil-majority areas was part of a strategy to intimidate voters against backing Rajapakse's main challenger Maithripala Sirisena in the ... more


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