UPFA SHOULD REJECT TNA SOMERSAULTERS
Posted on February 24th, 2010

Malin Abeyatunge

Daily News(22/2/2010) reported that three Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members namely Ganeshamoorthi Gunam (Kaludavalai), Thangeswari Kadirgaman and Ramesh plus anotherƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  in the offing are to contest under UPFA. UPFA should not accept these once LTTE proxies for a couple of extra votes knowing very well that they donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t carry a wide voter base nor they will change their ideology of ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Eelam. Even at the Presidential elections, TNA leader Sambandhan was totally rejected by the moderate Tamils. TheseƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  somersaulters will leave UPFA and jump again to another party when the next UPFA Government needs their support at a crucial point (say seeking two third majority for a constitutional policy matter) and should therefore be rejected wholesale. UPFA which is in peak popularity now need not look out for dropouts.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I spoke to some of my friends and relations in Sri Lanka and asked about UPFA embracing the TNA-LTTE proxies. Everyone of them showed utter disappointment and said they would prefer to vote for a stray independent candidate instead of UPFA. There may be hundreds of thousands of like this. It is understandable if Anandasangaree crowd joins the UPFA and even a ministerial post is offered to Anandasangaree who fought tooth and nail against then powerful LTTE.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Suffice to mention that Batticaloa Mayor Prabhakaran left UPFA at the last moment at the Presidential election and showed her allegiance to UNP-JVP- Fonseka alliance. Hope I am not wrong that she had rejoined SLFP again. Former TNA Parliamentarian Thangeswari Kadirgaman reported to have said she had been removed from the TNA party. IsnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t she seeking temporary salvage by opting to join UPFA?

These are self motivated politicians and UPFA should totally reject these self motivated sommersaulters. Instead of adding more votes, UPFA will lose votes in the South as some of my close friends commented if UPFA continues to embrace LTTE proxies who will never change their stripes.

One Response to “UPFA SHOULD REJECT TNA SOMERSAULTERS”

  1. M.S.MUdali Says:

    Then what about the people who jumped from UNP to UPFA? Are they reliable or in support of UPFA?

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