TNA, SLMC deny working links

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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) denied claims of working together to ensure victory at the upcoming provincial council elections.

Both parties said they had no mutual agreement to work together at present but would consider options after the elections scheduled for September 8. (Nabeela Hussain)

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Nodrog Saturday, 01 September 2012 03:30 AM

Don't trust either party. Definitely something fishy going on which will be mutually beneficial only to them and not those they claim to represent.

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radish.s Saturday, 01 September 2012 08:39 AM

In India even with 2 percent of the population Sikhs could become a President or a Prime Minister or a Muslim or a Tamil could become a President or a powerful Minisiter. Not so in Sri Lanka. Even though there are a good number of Tamils in Central Province or Western Province it is not possible to become the Chief Minister or even a Minister. This is because the culture in SL is not meritocratic. Eastern Province with its predominantly Tamil speaking population (and Tamil population until D.S.Senanayake started the state sponsored colonisation of Sinhala people) should be entitled to have a Tamil or Tamil speaking Muslim in order to be able to defend their rights, This they should be able to do in whatever formation they can, if there is even a semblene of democracy in SL

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RajasH Saturday, 01 September 2012 09:04 AM

but why not

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Silva Saturday, 01 September 2012 10:42 AM

Is anything wrong in working together. It is good to see an opposition coming to power so that the Nation could see what all these provincial system is? Until now all these provincial governments were from ruling party.

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Lanka Muslim, UK Saturday, 01 September 2012 10:48 AM

The TNA and the SLMC working together will go a long way in erasing off the misunderstanding existing between the two communities, and a joint administration of the EPC by the TNA and SLMC, together with the clear policies of the TNA and its efficient and un-corrupt politicians will set an example of good governance to the whole country.

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kokuvilan Saturday, 01 September 2012 12:44 PM

SAMPANTHAN AND COMPANY LIMITED LEARNED A GOOD LESSON FROM PODDYAPPU PIYSENA FORM AMPARA DISTRICT WHO CROSSED OVER TO GOVERNMENT.AND HOPE THEY WILL NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE WITH HAKEEM AND COMPANY LIMITED..

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Potta Sunil Saturday, 01 September 2012 03:01 PM

You have a point. A tamil and muslim should be give the two slots PM & Speaker alternatively and make this country a truly multi-ethnic one.

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ling Sunday, 02 September 2012 10:24 AM

All these voiced down to people's choice. Get yourself elected first into the Parliament before think of the top job, Singapore is a good example since almost everybody like to quote.

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