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

Sinhala leftists need careful perusal of Lenin’s definition of Right to Self-Determination
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Vadamaradchy East, Kilinochchi voters can exercise franchise freely- GA[TamilNet, Sunday, 13 November 2005, 12:42 GMT]"We have made elaborate arrangements to ensure that voters residing in Liberation Tigers' controlled areas of Vadamaradchy east and Kilinochchi district can exercise their franchise with complete freedom without any requirement to produce identity cards," said Jaffna Government Agent and Jaffna District Election Returning Officer, K Ganesh, during a press meet held at the Jaffna Secretariat offices Sunday afternoon. ![]() International observers belonging to Association of Asian Election Authorities, Commonwealth Secretariat Delegation, and European Observation Mission (EOM), and local NGOs Peoples Action For Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL) and Center for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) will monitor the polling stations in Jaffna district, the GA said. Mr Ganesh said that Mr Douglas Devananda for United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA), N Vishnukanthan for United National Party (UNP), V Thirunavaukkarasu for New Left Front (NLF), and Meera Sahib Abdul Kafir for Rahunu Janatha Party will function as election representatives of their respective parties competing in the presidential election. Ballot boxes for Nainativu, Analaitivu, Nedunthivu and Eluvaitivu islets in the western coast of Jaffna will be taken with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) from Kayts jetty. After the votes have been cast, the Neduntivu ballot boxes will be taken by Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) helicopter and the SLN will assist in transporting the boxes from the other three islets back to the Election Counting offices in Jaffna Secretariat, the GA added. Mr Ganesh also said that the checkpoint in Muhamalai will function normally but priority will be given to the voters crossing the checkpoints. "Only Sri Lanka Police will be employed around the polling booths. SLA will only be called in only in the event of a security exigency," the GA said. On the question of leaflets and organizations calling for boycott, Mr Ganesh said that he cannot comment on this matter but as a Government Official his responsibility is to provide all arrangements and security necessary for people to exercise their votes freely, as essential in any democratic society. The candidates competing in Sri Lanka Presidential elections and the breakdown of registered voters in the different electoral districts are:
In the Sri Lanka Presidential elections of 1999, UNP polled a total number of 3,602,748 (42.7%) votes and PA 4,312,157 (51.1%).
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