President of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Anurudhdha Padeniya has violated elections regulations by attending the launch of SLPP candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's election manifesto yesterday.

By attending Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's event, Padeniya has violated the circular issues by the Elections Commission on September 10 prohibiting state sector workers by taking part in political activities.

Padeniya is medical doctor employed by the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. The Centrer for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) also confirmed that Padeniya had violated the Elections Commission's circular.