TNA cannot claim credit for ‘swan’ votes in N & E – Sangaree
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Courtesy: 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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