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…the places in which Mr Rajapaksa lost, and his challenger General Sarath Fonseka won, are – barring a few districts in Colombo and the hills – entirely in the north and east – the areas where Tamils and Tamil-speaking Muslims are in the majority.
The Sinhalese nationalist general was an unlikely champion for minorities but had convinced them that he was more interested in finding them a political solution.
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Sri Lankan defense minister and all-around murderous presence Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the government may take action against losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka for ‘divulging sensitive information to the public.’
Gen Fonseka has rejected the election results and told the BBC that he wants to leave the country because of death threats.
“The government has informed the airport not to allow me to leave the country,” he told the BBC Sinhala service. “I fear that an assassination attempt may be made against me.”
