He said this during a media briefing held at the Government Information Department, together with the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya,Augest (03) to announce
details on how they would operate during the election.

The DG said that during this election a live telecast would be aired through the new media in order to bridge the gap between the state media and social media, adding that the
Government Information Department has no objection to it.

Accordingly, a live telecast would be in operation from 10.00 am on August 06th, 2020 over the Government Information Department You Tube link and this live telecast would
also be streamed live over the Government Information Department official FaceBook page.