The TNA and the SLMC held talks on Sunday reported the Jaffna newspaper Uthayan.
Speaking on Sunday, the TNA leader R. Sampanthan, confirmed that the TNA is currently in discussion with the SLMC and his counterpart, Rauf Hakeem, regarding the establishment of a minority government in the Eastern Province.
Sampanthan said, the TNA was prepared to appoint a Tamil speaking Muslim as Chief Minister in the East, but he could not comment on the SLMC's discussions with the UPFA, nor what their final decision would be.
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