Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has informed the National Election Commissioner via a letter that her name and image have been used without her permission for election propaganda activities.

The letter states that certain candidates of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), contesting under the symbol of the 'chair' for the Attanagalla Pradeshiya Sabha at the 2025 Local Government (LG) election, have been distributing leaflets containing her image, along with those of former Ministers Lasantha Alagiyawanna and Sarana Gunawardena, and that they have also put up posters.

The former President further notified the Election Commission that she has not granted permission to use her image for th...