TNA to decide according to the indication of the Indian High Commission in Colombo
By K.T.Rajasingham
Colombo, 05 January, (Asiantribune.com):
The Tamil National Alliance Parliamentary Group Leader R. Samapanthan who presided over the TNA group meeting yesterday brought to the notice of the parliamentarians that he met with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo number of times and discussed with him issues connected with TNA’s support in the forthcoming presidential election.
He further said that accordingly, the Indian High Commission has indicated the position of India, anounced Samapanthan to the TNA parliamentarians, it was learnt.
He also said that he had held discussions with both the major presidential candidates.
The Tamil National Alliance Parliamentary Group met yesterday for the first time at the Parliamentary Complex at Jayawardhanapura, from 10 AM to 2 PM and later from 5PM to 7 PM at the House of Chandrakanthan Chandra Nehru, located at the Housing Complex at Madawella and in the end they failed to arrive at any conclusion.
An MP who participated in the meeting told Asian Tribune that the signs of uneasiness were clearly depicted by the SMS leadership, as the meeting being postponed. He further added that SMS leadership was in a mighty hurry to arrive at a decision before 12th of January, as that was the date scheduled for the postal voting in the presidential election.
It is learnt that the SMS leadership has shown keenness in deciding according to the indication of the Indian High Commission in Colombo and has decided to continue with the meeting today at the parliamentary complex, during the recess time as the parliament will be in session today.
The two sessions of the TNA Parliamentary Group was presided over by R. Sampanthan, the leader of the Parliamentary group.
Heated arguments and display of anger and shouting dominated both sessions, it was told.
In the morning session 17 TNA parliamentarians participated and in the second session a total of 18 MPs participated.
The new comer to second session was M.K.Sivajilingham, the TNA MP and the independent Tamil candidate in the forthcoming presidential poll.
Also participated Vanni district MP Sivananthan Kisshor and Nallathamby Srikantha from the Jaffna district, who were not invited for the last group meeting.
The noted absentees were Chandrakanthan Chandr Nehru – the TNA nominated list MP who is away in London, Senathirajah Jeyananthamoorthy Batticaloa District MP.– who is also away in London, Thamanapilliai Kanagasabai Batticaloa District MP who is in India and Sathasivam Kanagaratnam, the Vanni district MP who is held in detention.
- Asian Tribune -
Comments
Bogus Tamil Politicians
TNA is doing the same old thing trying to divide the country through backdoor mechanism. All along it was evident that they will never support a ruling party but join any group who can bring down a government to divide the country. The association with Sarath Fonseka is only to bring down the current government, and the next it will be standing against SF to bring down whatever his administration if in case he come to power. Though these people talk about marginalizing the Tamil people never they have worked for Tamil people. If a similar situation arose in Tamil Nadu with a minority Sinhala population, they would have been kicked out of Tamil Nadu within a few hours. The emergency rule was there to protect people, and majority part UNP benefited from it to suppress the opposition. Anyway let us see how things work out for the Presidential Election.
As regards TNA never
As regards TNA never supporting a ruling party but any group who can bring down a government to divide the country, I fully agree with Raju. However it is too premature for Raju, who appears to be a strong supporter of MR, to say that UNF can bring down the government. Unholy alliances are nothing new. TNA is another alliance. As Snr. Attorney SL Gunasekera has pointed out alliances and proportional representation deny the people their right to choose honest and law abiding citizens as their representatives.
Now both lead candiadtes have the backing of alliances; UPFA for MR and UNF for SF. The difference is that UPFA is a registered alliance and UNF is an unregistered alliance. On one hand UPFA is stronger because it is registered and the parties have signed agreements. On the other hand UNF is stronger because its unregistered status allows the people who support the parties in the alliance freedom to decide on the alliance's choice of candidate. Are we gradually entering into a choice of parliament without political parties? If that happens then it is a victory for democracy.
TNA members should decide
TNA members should decide once and for all where their political loyalties lie, in Lanka
or Tamil Nadu. Those who love Tamil Nadu above Lanka should migrate there, and those who love Lanka should stay on in Mother Lanka, loyally working for the whole of Lanka. They are very welcome in Lanka, their true Homeland which feeds, clothes, shelters, educates & heals all the Lankan Tamils. Being loyally Lankan will heal post war wounds in every community in Lanka.