Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya decided to cast his vote this morning after a lapse of nine years to give an assurance to voters that it was safe to go out and vote.
“I am 65 years and I have not voted since 2011 but this time I voted early so as to send a message o voters that there was no health risk involved in going to the polling booth,” he said.
Deshapriya cast his vote at the Lindsay Balika Vidyalaya , Bambalapitiya.
He made earn appeal to the youth of the country in particular to exercise their franchise saying,” “Your vote is your power.”