Sri Lanka, May 22 -- Election Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya told the that EC member Prof. Rathnajeewan Hoole does not have to undergo quarantine and that he could come to the election office from Jaffna at any time he wants.

Mr. Deshapriya denied earlier media reports that Prof. Hoole and his daughter were asked to leave the commission premises on Tuesday, (19) after the staff protested against their presence claiming that Prof. Hoole's daughter who had returned from Britain had not undergone quarantine.

The Chairman said that nothing happened relating to Prof. Hoole and his daughter when they came to the Election Commission office on Tuesday. "There was a discussion whether the daughter had undergone quarantine or not but P...