evidence: parties - Sagara sends out letters to pro-RW SLPPers; no issue, say MPs; Sabry notes time factor in litigation - Rohitha, Pavithra support RW; Pavithra meets MR to explain, berates State Minister Anuruddha - SJB-led alliance launched; SLMC, TPA join; Dayasiri joins forces with Sajith after UNP time 11 years ago - ACMC undecided, final decision on Wednesday; Patali’s URF meets to decide, majority for Sajith - SJB hit by funding issues, Sajith speaks to organisers; filling National List slot poses dilemma for SJB - Dilith named presidential candidate of Sarvajana Balaya; lays out vision to build a ‘happy nation’ - AKD says those in RW/Sajith camps were rejected by JVP/NPP; starts a door-to-door campaign - Ariyanethiran named common Tamil candidate; fails to attract attention of young Tamil voters The 2024 Presidential Election, while being a decisive one, has also become an intense battle between the key contenders – President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa, and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD). [...] Meanwhile, the Sarvajana Balaya alliance last Sunday (4) announced that businessman-turned-politician Dilith Jayaweera would be contesting the Presidential Election as the representative of the Sinhala nationalist camp.