Sri Lanka Votes for President

(26 Jan 10 - RV) Sri Lankans crowded polling stations on Tuesday in a hard-fought election to decide whether the incumbent president or his former army chief should lead the nation's recovery from a 25-year civil war both men helped win.

We spoke with Bishop of Jaffna, Thomas Savundaranayagam whose diocese is in the Tamil-dominated north of the country. He says there is not much enthusiasm among the Tamil population for the election, but they are doing their civic duty and voting...