The private driver of Minister of Posts Jeewan Kumaranatunga has been removed by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and replaced by another, the website Lankatruth reported.

The JVP will work towards the defeat of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and support Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena, its political council head KD Lal Kantha told a mass public rally.

Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress has urged postal vote holders to exercise their franchise giving priority to democracy and the security of the party and the masses.

The UNP yesterday (22) clarified details pertaining to a forged 'secret agreement', said to be signed by the common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The recent violent incidents targeting rallies and activists of the common opposition amply demonstrate the lack of democratic space under the dictatorial Rajapaksa regime, the UNP says.

The Opposition leader of the North Central Province KK Nelson has decided to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa at next month's election.