The Tamil National Alliance said it would not join a united government in Sri Lanka until the Tamil issue is addressed, reports Xinhuanet.com.
Responding to questions on whether the TNA would take part in the Sri Lanka prime minister’s vision of forming a unity government that included ethnic political parties after elections, the TNA spokesperson said,
We will not join the united government till the Tamil issue is addressed. But if the UNF wins we will offer our support to them from being outside the government.”
Suresh Premachandran’s statement comes as parties from both the ruling and opposition coalition in Sri Lanka have rejected Tamil demands for federal power sharing.
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