Sri Lanka votes: Record number of candidates in presidential election

A record 38 candidates are contesting Sri Lanka’s Presidential election. Only 3 are seen as serious contenders the incumbent president, the Opposition leader and a man who leads a party that launched two uprisings against the state in the 1970s and 80s. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez takes a closer look at the candidates running for president. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeera live #news #srilanka #economy #presidentialelection