Sri Lanka election today : Rajapakshe makes comeback bid as PM
Media reports said Rajapaksa is confident of returning to power after drawing massive crowds on the election trail.
But Maithripala Sirisena, Rajapakshe's successor as President, has vowed to foil the comeback bid of his one-time mentor.
The election is said to have turned into a referendum on the return of Rajapakshe, who ruled the island country for nearly a decade.
The two men had been allies in their ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) until late last year when Sirisena quit as health minister to run for the presidency and pulled off a surprise victory over Rajapakshe.
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