TNA, LTTE begin deliberations on manifesto

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 12:00 GMT]
Party leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Liberation Tigers began deliberations on drafting the election manifesto of the TNA in Kilinochchi Tuesday. The meeting was adjourned in the afternoon for lunch. LTTE and TNA leaders said that the deliberation would continue later in the day and on Thursday.

Mr. S. P Thamilchelvan, Mr. E Pararajasingham, head of the LTTE’s legal division, Mr. S. Thilak, head of the LTTE’s political division in Trincomalee and Mr. S. Ilamparithy, head of the LTTE’s political division in Jaffna took part in the Friday’s deliberations with the TNA leaders.

Mr. Rajavarothayam Sampanthan, Mr. Mavai Senathirajah (Tamil United Liberation Front) Mr. Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (All Ceylon Tamil Congress), Mr. Suresh Premachandran (Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front), Mr. N. Sri Kantha (Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation) and Mr. N. Gajendran (former president of the Jaffna University Students’ Union) represented the TNA.