The Tamil National Alliance as received the co-chair positions for all District Coordinating Commissions in the districts of the North-East.
Leader of the party R Sampanthan will be the co-chairman of the Trincomalee DCC, MP Kavindran Kodeeswaran in the Amparai, and MP G. Srineshan in Batticaloa, according to TNA spokesperson MA Sumanthiran.
EPC Chief Minister Z.A. Nazeer Ahamed will act as the co-chairman of all three DCCs.
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