TNA to decide before end of this month

21 Oct, 2019

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to decide on the stand it will take at the Presidential election before the end of this month.

The TNA has yet to decide which candidate it will support at the Presidential election on 16 November.

The TNA and four other Tamil political parties have already signed a 13-point memorandum to be submitted to the Presidential candidates.

According to the TNA, it will meet with the four Tamil parties before taking a final decision with regards to the election.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has already asserted that it will not go for talks with the TNA based on the 13-point demands.

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