නිදහස් හා සාධාරණ නොවන මැතිවරණයක්
The editorial says the parliamentary election showed the true measure of Sri Lankan democracy. The caretaker government gave out tens of thousands of jobs, state land and public funds for campaigning. The Elections Commissioner, lacking real powers, succeeded only where there was no violence, and says he cannot annul results even in the 17 electorates a monitoring body found grossly corrupt. Where opposition agents were driven out and officials kept silent, stuffed ballots were counted, entrenching the idea that an election won by force is legitimate.
මැතිවරණ කොමසාරිස්වරයාට අත නොතබනු
After a complaint showed that polling cards identical to those secretly printed at the Government Press were being produced outside, the Elections Commissioner had security stickers printed privately. The CID seized the stickers and the government moved to remove him for bypassing the Government Press. The editorial defends his decision, says the government should apologise, and urges citizens to protect the Commissioner unconditionally.