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TNA denies claims decided to support UNF at next polls

The Tamil National Alliance has denied claims that it has decided to support the United National Front (UNF) at the Parliamentary election. TNA spokesman and legislator M A Sumanthiran had been quoted yesterday as saying that the party may support the Opposition coalition of the United National Front to form a Government if it falls short of the required 113 seats after the Parliamentary elections. However, Sumanthiran told the Colombo Gazette that the claims were false and that he had not mad

24 Dec, 2019

BJP leader in Tamil Nadu says Sri Lankan Tamils should go back

The best solution on the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Naduwould be their return to their motherland, as their votes in the island nation matter very much for the welfare of the Tamils there, said Bharatiya Janata Party leader, L. Ganesan, The Hindu newspaper reported. Defending the BJP?s stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), he told reporters here on Tuesday that the BJP did not do anything in a stealthy manner. ?There is no hidden agenda on this issue. It was there in our elec

24 Dec, 2019

Champika granted bail, driver remanded

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate?s Court today while his driver was remanded over a road accident in 2016. Ranawaka was released on a cash bail of Rs 25,000 and two sureties of Rs 500,000 each. He was arrested last week and remanded over a road accident in Rajagiriya in which a youth was seriously injured.

24 Dec, 2019