Massive protests make MR think twice about Night Races

 Monday, 06 January 2014 

Massive objections from many quarters on the Colombo Night Races organized by the Carlton Sports Club have resulted in President Mahinda Rajapaksa thinking twice about the races.

The President has reportedly put the brakes on the conduct of night races in the Colombo City.

MP Namal Rajapaksa and Yoshitha Rajapaksa organize the races every year through Carlton Sports Club.

The President it is learnt has said if such races are to be held in future, they should be in a place outside Colombo.

The move was compelled following many complaints of inconvenience caused to the public and disruption to the functioning of tourist hotels.

It was reported in the media that several tourists were stranded when they had decided to walk outside their hotels, persons who worked late were unable to return to their homes and many five star hotels were affected due to the closure of roads.