The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) should meet and decide on actions to take against the leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), R Sampanthan, for violating party position by attending Sri Lanka’s independence day said the ITAK deputy leader, CK Sittambalam on Thursday.
Calling on the ITAK Central Committee to take action, the deputy leader, said,
“The ITAK Central Committee should convene immediately as it has the responsibility and duty to determine the actions that should be taken on Sampanthan, who committed a treason and crime against the Tamil people by attending Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations.”
“We cannot allow a mysterious culture which allows a few people to decide the fate of the Tamil people any more, “ he added.
The TNA spokesperson Suresh Premachandran on Wednesday, also called for disciplinary action against Sampanthan, adding, “It is unbecoming for the TNA leader to go against the traditional party position that reflects the common will of the affected Tamil people."
The Chief Minister of the Northern Province, CV Wigneswaran boycotting Sri Lanka’s Independence day, said, "I will only take part in such events when the Tamil people get freedom.”
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