The Tamil National Alliance has announced it will hand over the post of opposition whip to the JVP.
In a press release, the TNA said it proposed to the speaker that JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake be appointed to the post.
The party also announced that in the absence of R Sampanthan, ITAK president Maavai Senathirajah would act as the leader of the opposition.
Tamil National Alliance head appointed leader of opposition in Sri Lanka (03 September 2015)
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