Tamil community should vote for a main candidate at the presidential poll: Mano

Colombo, August 6 (Daily Mirror) - The Tamil community should vote for a main candidate at the presidential election this year and mark a second preference to a Tamil candidate who may be fielded by the parties in the North and the East, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan said today.

He said his party respects the right of the norther-based Tamil parties to field their own candidate. 

“The difference between us and them is that we appeal to every member of the Tamil community who are residing in all parts of the nation, whereas the Northern parties are only confined to the North and the East. Therefore, we appeal to all the Tamil voters to mark their first preference to a main candidate and the second preference to a Tamil candidate in the event such a candidate contests the presidential election,” he said.

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