Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- The Election Commission has announced that the ongoing dispute regarding the position of Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) should be legally resolved before the judiciary.

Issuing a media statement yesterday (13) to clarify recent circulating claims, the Commission dismissed reports suggesting it had declared the SLFP was no longer a recognised political party as false. It emphasised that the SLFP remains a recognised political party, noting that the current issue pertains strictly to its secretaryship.

According to the Commission, SLFP Chairman Attorney-at-Law Nimal Siripala de Silva, acting Secretary Duminda Dissanayake, Treasurer Lasantha Alagiyawanna, and Member of Parliament Attorney-at-Law Dayas...