“We knew that they were going to withdraw. We knew that from the very beginning of the campaign. But we have always said we were going to win this election pretty easily,” he said. “I think the Sports Ministry will anyway conduct the elections according to their plans that they had before the withdrawal (of the rival camp). The Director General of Sports Amal Edirisooriya had recently announced that the SLC AGM will be held online virtually.

Source: The Nation May 19, 2021 04:05 UTC