Since 1982 there have been 7 presidential elections in the Sri Lankan history and the 2015 presidential election was undoubtedly one of the more tense and eventful election of all times. This time introducing a new tech trend, a lot of new campaign mediums such as online ads, Facebook, twitter, YouTube were used in the election arena alongside with old campaign mediums like newspaper ads, TV ads and posters. With Honorable Excellency Maithripala Sirisena being elected as the president, the spotlight is on him and his activities, to see if he delivers his promises. Given below are three important websites that are recommended for you to follow and to keep track of the political scene during the next few months.
100days.lk
President Maithripala Sirisena introduced a promise of a 100 day program when he came to power. Have you wondered of the current status of the program? This is a simple site to keep track of the promises made by the President Maithripala Sirisena. In a very minimalistic fashion it shows the completed tasks, pending tasks and delayed tasks with notes and related dates until 23rd of April. Now you don’t have to watch the everyday evening news to keep track of the 100 day program.
Indi.ca
It was good to see Indi Samarajiva active on his blog, and to read his views running up to the election and post election. He provides good analysis through his blog posts and seems to give an unbiased view. He is also keeping a tab on the 100 day plan through his post Maithripala`s 100 days in a user-friendly and time lined fashion. Not to mention you can catch other interesting articles on his blog too.
Maithripala.com
And of course, the official website of the President. This websites is full with the latest news regarding the president, publications such as the 100 day plan and the latest postings on his social media networks. You can also find a full bio of the President in Sinhala, English and Tamil languages and access his gallery and watch official footage online. Here you can find His Excellency’s official twitter page and YouTube channel where you will find more ways of staying up to date with the newest political actions happening in Sri Lanka.
Maththala to 100days.lk – nice shift 🙂
The 100 days program promised 15% on senior citizens deposits. The only condition mentioned is that it is applicable only to the FIRST 1M. Now see what they have done: if you have more than 1M in any bank you will not get 15% even on 1 cent. Moreover they have scrapped the 12 % and also no new deposits are entitled to 15%. Did they mention these conditions in the 100 days program? Isn’t this deceiving the senior citizens of this country?