The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) called on the Tamil people to “reject” the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential election in a statement last week, stating that both leading parties had rejected Tamil demands.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has openly rejected Tamil demands, whilst Sajith Premadasa has ignored them entirely said the TNPF.
“There can be no doubt that the structural ethnic cleansing of the Tamil nation will intensify,” it added. “It is obvious that we, the people, will not get any benefit from voting for either candidate in this election.”
“Therefore, we call on the Tamil people to reject the presidential election,” the statement continued.
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