TamilNet: 14.12.07 Anura Bandaranaike crosses over to opposition

Anura Bandaranaike crosses over to opposition

Anura Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan Minister of National Heritage and the brother of former SL President Chandrika Kumaratunge crossed over to opposition in Sri Lanka's parliament, ahead of the final vote on budget 2008.

Chronology:

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தமிழிலக்கியத்தில் சிவராமின் (தராகி) ஆளுமையும் தேடலும்

05.03.26 18:16
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19.01.26 14:44

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13.01.26 11:17

பொதுவாக்கெடுப்பை, இன அழிப்பு நீதியைக் காற்றில் பறக்கவிட்ட தமிழக முதல்வர்

13.01.26 02:08
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11.01.26 15:02

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03.01.26 14:10

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18.12.25 09:30
மறுக்கமுடியாத சுயநிர்ணய உரிமையைக் களைய முனையும் கூட்டாட்சிக் கோரிக்கை

23.07.25 15:17
கறுப்பு ஜூலை கற்றுத்தரும் கடும் எச்சரிக்கை!

18.05.25 01:31
அமெரிக்க வியூகத்துள் இந்திய-இலங்கை பாதுகாப்பு உடன்படிக்கை

21.09.24 16:12

JVP always denied Eezham Tamils’ inalienable self-determination: Anthropology scholar

18.09.24 21:30

Sinhala leftists need careful perusal of Lenin’s definition of Right to Self-Determination

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