Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- Former SLPP MP Sanjeewa Edirimanna said yesterday that the government fears the growing momentum of the opposition ahead of the mass rally scheduled for September 12 in Anuradhapura and it is trying to intimidate the Rajapaksa family out of that fear.Politics

He alleged that the parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa's arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) was a deliberate attempt at political intimidation aimed at disrupting the upcoming mass rally, which is intended to highlight the economic grievances of citizens and local farmers.

However, we are confident that the upcoming event will be highly successful, regardless of the legal actions taken against its leadership. It...