Full Speech : I was Against Giving Nominations to MR News 15/07/2015 Updated: 15/07/2015 By Sri Lanka Brief Share FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail I was of the view that nominations should not be given to the former President to contest under the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) ticket at the forthcoming General Election, President Maithripala Sirisena said today (14). – Ada Derana Tags#GenEleSL 2015#SLelections2015Democratic governanceHuman Rightsrule of lawSri Lanka Share FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 Latest news Features Nine Years of Protest: Families Still Seeking Truth About Sri Lanka’s Disappeared Sri Lanka Brief - 10/03/2026 News Police Accused of Torturing Youth; Threatened to Insert Cricket Wicket into His Anus – Victim Says Vision in Eye Now Weakened Sri Lanka Brief - 09/03/2026 News Yukthi Collective Slams New Microfinance Act, Says Law Favours Big Finance Over Indebted Women Sri Lanka Brief - 09/03/2026 News Landmark Ruling on Private Broadcasters, Media Responsibility and Right to Information Sri Lanka Brief - 06/03/2026 Related news Features Nine Years of Protest: Families Still Seeking Truth About Sri Lanka’s Disappeared Sri Lanka Brief - 10/03/2026 News Police Accused of Torturing Youth; Threatened to Insert Cricket Wicket into His Anus – Victim Says Vision in Eye Now Weakened Sri Lanka Brief - 09/03/2026 News Yukthi Collective Slams New Microfinance Act, Says Law Favours Big Finance Over Indebted Women Sri Lanka Brief - 09/03/2026 News Landmark Ruling on Private Broadcasters, Media Responsibility and Right to Information Sri Lanka Brief - 06/03/2026