Rajapaksa spokesman claims victory in Sri Lanka election

• Keheliya Rambukwella said as official results showed the 70-year-old heading to victory in Saturday's fiercely contested election.

"We got between 53 to 54 percent (of the vote)," Keheliya Rambukwella said as official results showed the 70-year-old heading to victory in Saturday's fiercely contested election.