Former Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo who headed a Commonwealth Observer Mission to the Sri Lanka Elections had this to say in his report on the Sri Lanka Elections...
"The Common Opposition Candidate’s campaign received little to no coverage in the state media in clear contravention of the provisions of the Constitution, the Presidential Elections Act and relevant guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Elections. The high penetration of state run radio, television and newspaper across the island, and especially in rural areas, increases the burden of responsibility on state media to take seriously its obligation as a public resource for citizens."