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TNA Confident of Victory In Jaffna
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 3.30 P.M Monday 23 February.
Tamil National Alliance Candidate from Jaffna District N. Raviraj Says that
the TNA is confident of winning all nine seats in Jaffna and they have the
fullest support and backing of the LTTE. Speaking to The Lanka Academic
from Jaffna after handing over his nomination Raviraj said " Today is a day
our people showed the unity of the Tamils. Thousands gathered at the
Kachcheri. We are confident of a victory. We will win all nine seats in
Jaffna" Raviraj confirmed that TULF leader Anandasangaree also handed over
his nomination as an independent candidate to contest from Jaffna.
The TNA handed over its nominations for Jaffna, Vanni, Trincomalee,
Batticaloa and Ampara today. The party fielded its candidates under the
name of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) with its election symbol
the "House' The legal battle over the leadership of the Tamil United
Liberation Front (TULF) has forced the TNA to contest the election in the
ITAK ticket
Published: Mon Feb 23 04:55:49 EST 2004
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Buddhist monks decision to contest election draws fire
Alladin Hussein in Colombo,
February 22, 2004, 10.35 pm.
The Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatta and the Asgiriya Chapters of the Siyam Maha Nikaya have out rightly disapproved a decision taken by a group of Buddhist monks representing the Jathika Hela Urumaya party to contest the forthcoming general election.
“This is the beginning of a grave calamity to the Buddha Sasana. Therefore for no reason can this be approved. Both the clergy and the laity who are concerned about the Sasana are astonished by this move. They are distressed,” the Mahanayaka Theras stated in a joint statement.
Meanwhile a group of Buddhist monks held a demonstration in front of the Jathika Hela Urumaya Party Leader Thilak Karunaratne’s residence today. The demonstrating Buddhist monks pointed out that the duty of Buddhist monks should be to engage in religious and social services that benefit the common people and not to pursue political ambition.
Published: Mon Feb 23 11:42:23 EST 2004
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TNA fields Muslim candidates to their nominations list
Alladin Hussein in Colombo,
February 23, 2004, 10.09 pm.
In a surprise move, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) known as the pro-LTTE political party has nominated several Muslim candidates to their nominations list, in its bid to win Muslim votes from the North East province.
Two Muslim candidates from the Trincomalee and Vanni districts were included in the nomination list, which was handed over to the Elections Commission today morning. The Muslim candidates are: Samiyoor Noor Mohamed Shajani from Vanni and Shahul Hameed from Trincomalee district.
Sources said that this was the first time the TNA has fielded Muslim candidates to their list. But added that it was very unlikely that there would be a big impact on the number of votes they get from the Muslim community living in the province, mainly due to the atrocities carried out by the LTTE against the Muslim civilians living in the north and East.
Published: Mon Feb 23 11:16:42 EST 2004
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