UPFA Clinches East - Pillayan as Chief Minister?

The UPFA has won the Eastern Provincial Council polls with 20 seats (308886 votes) while the UNP secured 15 seats (250732 votes), JVP 1 seat (9390 votes), TDNA 1 seat (7714 votes).

Terrorist turned politician Pillayan is more likely to be appointed as Chief Minister.

TMVP leader Pillayan has got the most number of preferential votes for the UPFA in Batticaloa with 41, 936 votes while J. S Mohomad came second with 36,419 votes and M.L.A.M Hisbullah came third with 35,949 votes.

The UNP said today that it would not accept the results of the eastern provincial council election as it was ridden with gross malpractices.
“While people in Trincomalee were brave enough to fight violence unleashed by government and minimized rigging, in both Batticaloa and Ampara the government had a field day with TMVP and rigged votes especially in Tamil areas” says SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem. “With evidence we are going to prove how the government along with Pillayan rigged this election” he added.

Minister of Environment and member of the Sinhala Racist party, Jathika Hela Urumaya,Patali Champika Ranawaka says that the government victory at the Eastern Province Polls has shattered the ‘wild dreams’ of West-backed Ealamists. He added that the election has proven not only Sinhalese even Tamils have placed their faith in the government.