Socialist candidate of Sri Lanka presidential launches website

(December 23, Colombo - Lanka Polity) The release of the election Manifesto of Mr. Siritunga Jayasuriya, Presidential candidate of the United Socialist Party (USP) will take place at National Library and Documentation Services Board, No 14, Independence Avenue , Colombo 7, at 10.30a.m. today (Wednesday).

Launching of the Lanka Socialist website of the USP will also take place at the same occasion.

A media briefing will be held by Mr. Siritunga Jayasuriya following this event on issues impacting upon the presidential election, says a USP spokesman.

Two other left wing candidates are also contesting the presidential scheduled to be held on January 26, 2010. They are Dr. Wickramabahu Karunarathna of the Left Front and Wije Dias of Socialist Equality Party.