| en_100470_0 The Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya is preparing to take action to stop election campaigns currently being carried out over different telephone networks. | |
| en_100470_1 The election commissioner, in a notice states that he has received complaints on a scheme to send SMS and voice messages to subscribers promoting certain presidential candidates. | |
| en_100470_2 The Election Commissioner’s notice further states that sending messages to subscribers without their consent is disturbing a free and fair election. | |
| en_100470_3 Therefore the election commissioner said that it is apt for candidates not to engage in such propaganda. | |
| en_100470_4 If a candidate is engaged in similar propaganda within 48 hours before the voting starts, it is also a violation of election law. | |
| en_100470_5 Therefore the election commissioner said that he would take action to inform all mobile service providers to stop facilities to send such messages over their services. | |
| en_100470_6 Meanwhile Post Master General Rohana Abedeera said that 90% of distributing voting cards has already been completed. | |