ABOUT ELECTION VICTORY

It was the Intelligence Report which became the popular topic last week about strategies used by various segments trying to hoodwink the public

It was understood that the Intelligence Unit was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena last week by the State Intelligence Unit as to who would be victorious on a survey that was conducted. According to that report, while one report predicted that the United National Party would be victorious, what another media said was the UPFA would win. So far however it no one has confirmed whether an Intelligence Report of this nature has in reality been prepared. On the other hand, if victory or defeat could be ascertained across Intelligence Reports, even the expenditure that is incurred in holding the election could be avoided.

It is a well-known fact that at the last Presidential Election there was n Intelligence Unit Report during the pre-election period to say that Mahinda would lose and that Ravaya Newspaper had to face had to face problems for having broadcast it. Therefore these creators may have sometimes thought that it would be productive to market the 'Intelligence Unit' about the forthcoming election across this opinion. Contradictory information about this survey came to light about these surveys the previous week for the very reason the postal vote was announced on Monday the 3rd.

But according to information received by us, no such Intelligence Report has been issued from any quarters. Two Reports forwarded as Intelligence Reports regarding as Intelligence Unit Reports with regard to the UNP and UPFA for election propaganda, from BELOW

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i  The official report of the election survey conducted during the past week by employing the State Intelligence Unit targetting the General Election has been given to President Maithripala Sirisena. As such, it has been mentioned that the public has already taken a decision with regard to using the vote and it has been stated that it is difficult to arrive at a final decision about the the 10 lakhs or so of the Floating Votes, our security information reporter revealed.

Accordingly that Report has shown that the United People's Freedom Alliance would be definitely acquiring power in 14 districts and among those districts are Kurunegala, Gampaha, Hambanthota, Matara, Kalutara, Galle, Ratnapura, Moneragala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Digamadulla, Puttalam, Trincomalee and that victory in Colombo District cannot be predicted with precision.

The Report says that the United National Party would secure a win in Kegalle, Badulla, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Matale Districts. Apart from this, according to those reports it has been revealed that the Alliance would clinch victory with a large number of votes in districts belonging to Kurunegala, Moneragala, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Gampaha, Hambanthota and Matara.

Though the Tamil National Alliance would be able to get a victory in Batticaloa, Wanni and Jaffna Districts, the Reports point out that they would not be able to secure the number of MPs which they anticipate and that the main reason for it is the former LTTE members contesting for the election.