COLOMBO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- A senior member from Sri Lanka's opposition alliance said here Saturday that a panel has been appointed to review the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election,
"We have appointed a committee to look into the allegation of wrongdoing in the announcement of the result," Mano Ganesan of the Democratic People's Front, a member party of the opposition coalition said.
The incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa scored a resounding win over the opposition common candidate former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka in the election held on Tuesday.
Fonseka and all his opposition coalition parties rejected the result vowing to take legal action.
"We have received complaints from our party members and our voters that they do not believe the result," Ganesan added.
The joint opposition committee having studied the result would make an announcement on their next course of action, Ganesan said.
The election, one of the most bitterly fought in Sri Lanka's history, saw Rajapaksa securing a near 2 million majority when analysts expected it to be a tight contest.
The government has defended the result saying that the island's Sinhalese majority had overwhelmingly paid back Rajapaksa in gratitude for his leadership to free the country of Tamil Tiger rebellion.
