President Maithripala Sirisena thanked Resettlement and Rehabilitation State Minister and MP M. L. A. M. Hizbullah and Kattankudy residents for securing victory for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) at the Local Government (LG) Elections for the Kattankudy Urban Council (UC).
The SLFP secured a majority of votes for all 10 wards in the Kattankudy UC.
Following victory, State Minister M. L. A. M. Hizbullah visited the President in Colombo on Sunday, to have a discussion regarding the LG polls.
The President said it is a significant and good example that the Muslims believed in the leadership of the SLFP.
State Minister Hisbullah said President Sirisena would visit Kattankudy soon.
The President had recently visited Kattankudy for the LG election campaign and assured that the government would give its maximum support to develop Kattankudy and other villages in the Batticaloa district.
The SLFP obtained 12,499 votes; it was 51.36 percent of polled votes.
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