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: 14 November 2019

Demonstrator against EC Chairman apprehended

A person by the name of Thambirasa who held a protest against Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya opposite the Jaffna Secretariat on Thursday, November 14 was taken into custody by the police.

The police acted following a complaint by officials of the Department of Election. He commenced a fast demanding the resignation of Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya allegedly for failure to provide translation in Tamil for forms distributed in Colombo.

Thambirasa