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Beauty alone won’t ensure nominations: Maitripala
Beauty alone will not be a factor when selecting UPFA candidates for the elections to the Western and Southern Provincial Councils, SLFP General Secretary and Minister Maithripala Sirisena said today.
He said there was no certainty that tele-drama or film actors or actress who appeared before the two nomination boards would get UPFA nominations.
The minister said, however, all former UPFA members of the Western and Southern Provincial Councils would be nominated.
He told a media conference at the SLFP headquarters that the only qualification the nomination boards were focusing on was whether the applicants had violated any law of the country or had been prosecuted in a court of law.
“Focus will definitely be on good looks, voter appeal, personality and education when the UPFA Central Committee selects candidates who were interviewed last Monday,” the minister said.
He said all 302 applicants from the Western and Southern Provinces appeared before the two interview boards and the lists of suitable candidates were sent to the UPFA Central Committee headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.(Sandun A. Jayasekera)
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