Sri Lanka's elections chief Mahinda Deshapriya gestures during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Deshapriya says he has asked for an explanation from the defense ministry on why the army commander features in an advertisement promoting a candidate for next month's presidential election. The advertisement, which appeared in a newspaper last weekend, had comments made by Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, the current army chief, in 2009 praising presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in ending the country's long civil war. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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