WATCH LIVE : Inaugural rally of the New Democratic Front

    17.40 : The new country we create will have no place for theft, fraud and corruption. Our next government will become the cleanest government this country has ever seen. If there is someone who wants to work against this, they should pack their bags and go home. - Sajith Premadasa 17.38 : The future of this country should not be decided by one family inside a mansion. The future of this country should be decided by hard working people of this country - Sajith Premadasa 17.35 :This country does not need a leader who puts his own family and tribe first. We will ensure that the people of this country emerge victorious - Sajith Premadasa 17.30 :If I make mistakes, I will do my best to rectify them. However I will never hesitate to come before the general public and seek forgiveness from them - Sajith Premadasa 17.18 : Sajith premadasa is a leader who emerged from the peole, not a terminator - PM Ranil Wickremesinghe 16.40 : Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa arrives at the Galle Face green for the inagural rally of the New Democratic Front 16.22 : This is like a coin toss, the people of this country have two options. The family or the country. If you support the country vote for the swan - Min. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam 16.20 : Today we begin our election campaign and we will be able to sustain this till the election - Min. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam 16.15: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, the leader of the UNP arrives at the rally at the Galle Face Green 16.05 : The people of this country have not forgotten. They have not forgotten how Mahinda Rajapaksa's local Government members raped women, how Shirani Bandaranayake was sent home because she did not listen to him. The women of the country have not forgotten- Min Chandrani Bandara 15.56 : We have been dreaming of this day for many years, For 25 years we did not have a UNP president and when I look out at the crowd today I am assured that Sajith Premadasa will be the President of the country by the 17th of November - Min. Chandrani Bandara= 15.46 : We know that if Gotabaya becomes the president, Mahinda will be the PM, Basil and Namal will be in the cabinet and all the other relatives will be in high positions. We will not allow this form of family politics to return to the country - Min. Navin Dissanayake 15.43 : This country does not need a leader who has blood on his hands - Min. Navin Dissanayake 15.42 : Gotabaya Rajapaksa does not know the pulse of the people. The people of this country will choose the man who rose from among them, who rose from the bottom to become the president of the country - Min. Navin Dissanayake 15.35 : This marks the arrival of a young leader. A turning point in our country's history. All groups in the UNP have come together to elect Sajith Premadasa as the President of Sri Lanka - Min. Navin Dissanayake