13th January 2016

Opposition leader and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan today insisted that there is no more a demand for a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka. Speaking in Parliament today the TNA leader said that the Tamils have, during the recent elections, backed a political solution within the framework of a united and undivided and indivisible Sri Lanka. He said the Tamils hope the new Constitution which has been proposed, will resolve the National issue. Sampanthan said that the demand for a separate state resulted in a war which pushed the country backwards. “The war has come to an end and more importantly there is no more a demand for a separate state,” he said. The LTTE had pushed for a separate state but […]

Premachandran’s allegation should be investigated – Anandasangaree Tamil United Liberation Front General Secretary Veerasingham Anandasangaree, commenting on the recent statement by former Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian and EPRLF leader Suresh Premachandran, on stealing votes, said, “Whatever said and done this is a very high handed act and Premachandran’s allegation should be investigated and the offenders should be traced and properly punished under any law, as it is not possible in this case under the election law as action should have been taken within the time limit.” However this type of meddling with the democratic rights of the people should be thoroughly checked and prevented in future, by the adoption of fool proof methods or by any other means, he said. “Winning and losing is very […]