TNA assures support for every positive step

05 Dec, 2022

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today assured support, as a responsible opposition, for every positive step the Government takes.?

TNA MP M.A Sumanthiran told Parliament that that the TNA will also oppose and call-out the Government if the Government takes the wrong path.

He said that most in the opposition are not in a position to place their full weight behind the new Government.

Sumanthiran said that this is mainly because the Government still has individuals who are corrupt.

The TNA MP said that unless a fundamental change is made, nothing will change.

He said that the racist elements in the Government must be totally eradicated.

Sumanthiran also said that the current Parliament has lost its mandate and so a fresh mandate is needed.?(Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Menon told 13A needs changes

India has been told by President Mahinda Rajapaksa that the 13th Amendment to the constitution needs some changes. President Mahinda Rajapaksa told visiting Indian National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon today that most of the points in the 13th Amendment will be implemented. However he noted that there were issues in the clause dealing with land and police powers to the provinces and that needs to be addressed by the Parliament Select Committee. The President had said that the best place t

09 Jul, 2013

Tribunal told of Lankan doctor

A senior doctor of Sri Lankan origin used his iPhone to secretly film women in public places in London ? including the police officer who arrested him, a London medical tribunal heard, Daily Mail reported. Dr Thilanga Kasun Iddamalgoda was arrested by a plain-clothes WPC who noticed he was behaving suspiciously as he sat on the steps of London?s Trafalgar Square. After he was arrested and the phone was analysed, the officer found out that she was one of his victims. The 32-year-old doctor, a cli

09 Jul, 2013

Maritime security deal signed

India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka today signed a deal on maritime security during the second National Security Adviser Meeting on Trilateral Cooperation?the Ministry of Defence. The Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapaksa led the Sri Lankan delegation. Shivshanker Menon, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India and Mohamed Nazim, Minister of Defence and National Security of the Maldives headed the Indian and Maldivian sides respectively. An agreeme

08 Jul, 2013

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.