NewsNational People's Movement (NPM) Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will contest the upcoming poll under the symbol of a compass, an NPM spokesman said. Meanwhile, Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero and Sarath Manamendra had filed objections against the candidature of M.K. These complaints had been rejected by the Election Commission, its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya declared. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero and Sarath Manamendra are also contesting this year's presidential election under the Jana Satha Peramuna and Nawa Sihala Urumaya parties respectively. The following symbols were made availabe by the Election Commission for candidates contesting at the presidential electionRelated storyFinal list of Presidential candidates released ; 35 candidates to contest poll, 2 objections rejected

Source: Sunday Times October 07, 2019 09:45 UTC