Tamil Progressive Alliance to go solo at LG Polls

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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) ally the Tamil Progressive Alliance is slated to contest the local government elections under its symbol, a party senior said yesterday.

TPA senior member and MP Palani Digambaram told Daily Mirror that the alliance is looking forward to contest the local government election under its symbol. “We will have a dialogue with the SJB initially and see how many slots we can get for the local bodies in districts such as Badulla. The issue is that SJB has a tendency to field their own organisers as candidates. Our alliance will miss opportunities in such a scenario. We will go it alone if there is no favourable response from SJB leadership,” Mr. Digambaram said.

TPA is also focusing on the school of thought that it can get more of its members elected to local bodies if it contests the election separately.

Mr. Digambaram said the focus of TPA is to get more of its party members elected in districts such as Badulla if it contests separately.

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Johan Saturday, 28 December 2024 08:32 AM

This so called saviours of upcountry tamil peoples should be wiped out in next local govt.elections and need new political culture in upcountry

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Jegan Saturday, 28 December 2024 08:40 AM

Make sure you do full verification of a political party and candidates for fraud and corruption, before you cast your vote.

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Russel Harmmer Saturday, 28 December 2024 08:50 AM

People knows about TPA, consists of Drug dealers, and Bar owners in their respective areas. Unlike those days you guys cannot cheat the masses as they (Tamils in the Up-country and Colombo) only trust NPP and it's leader AKD.

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Ro Bert Saturday, 28 December 2024 08:55 AM

Noting to do…. We have decided to give all the power to NPP…..

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Dr. Ram Kandiah Saturday, 28 December 2024 09:01 AM

Never vote to these rogues. Do you know how many mansions Mano Ganeshan has in the island? Do you know how many Legal and illegal liquor outlets owned by Digambaram? I am a Tamil from the Up-country knows their history. Trust me.

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Sampath Saturday, 28 December 2024 01:35 PM

Yes, he owns 40 Melbourne Avenue, Bambalapitiya which is mow a tourist hotel

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K. Ramkumar - Retired Principal Saturday, 28 December 2024 01:42 PM

Doctor what you say is 100% correct. Mano has (08) Luxury apartment buildings in Colombo and (04) mansions in Kandy

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Anton Weerasinghe Saturday, 28 December 2024 09:52 AM

Good decision to teach sajith a lesson.

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Yohan Saturday, 28 December 2024 11:31 AM

LGH polls works different. So winners needs to win almost every polling division. Incase if it looses some polling divisions, it may be in a difficult situation to form the council. if you can pretty sure that you can get about 1000 votes at least, then you have a good chance to become a provincial mp with current system. A very poor system. lol

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