CEYLON: BUDDHIST MONKS JOIN ELECTION CAMPAIGN - POLLING TOMORROW.

Record ID: 347369

  • Title: CEYLON: BUDDHIST MONKS JOIN ELECTION CAMPAIGN - POLLING TOMORROW.
  • Date: 14th March 1965
  • Summary: 1. LV RALLY IN SUPPORT OF COALITION GOVERNMENT 0.04 2. MLV SUMANASARA ADDRESSING (TILT UP) GOVERNMENT FLAG 0.11 3. MV MONKS LISTEN 0.14 4. MCU SUMANASARA ADDRESSES 0.18 5. MV PAN. SEATED MONKS 0.27 6. MV CUTAWAY - BOYS 0.30 7. MLV SUMANA ADDRESSING AT OPPOSITION RALLY 0.40 8. MLV CROWD AT RALLY 0.44 Initials J
  • Embargoed: 29th March 1965 13:00
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  • Location: COLOMBO, CEYLON
  • Country: Sri Lanka
  • Reuters ID: LVAAS4ZLDS8PVEOZT5O1VQIAK4PC
  • Story Text: BUDDHIST MONKS HAVE JOINED IN LAST-MINUTE CAMPAIGNING IN THE CEYLON GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH TAKES PLACE TOMORROW (MONDAY.) THEY HAVE SPLIT INTO TWO CAMPS; ONE SUPPORTING THE COALITION GOVERNMENT, THE OTHER THE OPPOSITION.

    CEYLON'S PRIME MINISTER, MRS BANDARANAIKE, HAS ALLEGED THAT ANTI-GOVERNMENT BUDDHIST MONKS BELONGED TO SPECIAL SECTS CREATED BY TWO NEWSPAPER GROUPS, WHICH RECENTLY HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE RULING FREEDOM PARTY AND ITS COALITION PARTNER, THE TROTSKYITE PARTY.

    THE GOVERNMENT IS CONFIDENT OF RETAINING POWER.ITS MAIN OPPOSITION WILL COME FROM THE RIGHT-WING ALLIANCE OF THE CONSERVATIVE UNITED NATIONAL PARTY AND DISSIDENTS WHO LEFT THE FREEDOM PARTY LAST DECEMBER.THEIR CAMPAIGN HAS CONCENTRATED ON THE DANGERS OF ALLEGED CHINESE SUBVERSION IN CEYLON.
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