Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Courtesy: The Nation
The Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) is to contest the forthcoming general election without aligning with any alliance.
TULF President V. Anandasangaree said that the TULF would definitely contest alone.
“We will be contesting definitely. As it is, we are going alone,” he told The Nation.
Anandasangaree said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) was misleading Tamils, adding that although the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) of Minister Douglas Devananda was contesting alone, people would not vote for it as they were fed up with extortion and killings committed by armed paramilitary groups. (more…)
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Courtesy: The Island
Tamil United Liberation Front president V. Anandasangaree has appealed, in a media release, to TNA Parliamentarians to refrain from misleading the innocent Tamil-speaking people who easily get swayed by sentiments.
He stated that the people had taken a common stand at the Presidential poll held on January 26, not because of TNA policies and statements appearing in the media, but due to their own feelings towards the government.
“The TNA had taken our innocent people for a ride more than once. What they have now achieved is, driving the Sinhala masses to one-side, as a result of the fear they created in the minds of the Sinhala people. The fear is that the boasting of the TNA had created a certain amount of suspicion in the minds of the ordinary Sinhalese that Tamil Eelam will be created,” he said. (more…)
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Courtesy: The Island
TULF leader V Anandasangaree said the TNA leaders cannot claim credit for the votes received in the North and East by opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka.
The veteran Tamil politician said the people in those areas had expressed their protest against armed paramilitary groups by voting against the ruling party candidate.
He pointed out that President Mahinda Rajapaksa might have received a higher number of votes if the government had acted to disarm the paramilitary groups in the North and East, too, with the elimination of the LTTE in May last year. (more…)
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