Opposition presidential candidate General (retd) Sarath Fonseka said that the government had moved 20 armoured fighting vehicles to Colombo on Monday this week. Addressing a propaganda meeting at Makandura, Matara, Fonseka said that the either the government was scared or planning to cause trouble after the January 26 presidential polls.

He said that the government had held elections to five Provincial Councils during his tenure as the Commander of the Army. "I never played politics at that time," he said.

Courtesy: Island