Mahanayakes urge free and fair poll

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Malwathu Chapter Mahanayake Most Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera and  Asgiri Chapter Mahanayake Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thera said  they were satisfied with the efforts made by the Commissioner of Elections and the IGP to hold a free and fair election. The Mahanayake Theras requested to intensify measures taken by the authorities for a violence-free Presidential Election to emphasize that Sri Lanka upheld the democratic process by holding free and fair elections.

They stressed the need to prevent the recurrence of incidents of violence reported from several areas of the country and to create an atmosphere for the people to cast their votes without any obstruction.(J.A.L. Jayasinghe)