The Northern Provincial Councillor, M K Shivajilingham announced on Tuesday his decision to contest Sri Lanka's general election from the Sinhala district of Kurunegela where the former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa will be contesting.
"Our aim is to show our fierce condemnation of the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, the current president, Maithripala Sirisena and the current prime minister [Ranil Wickremasinghe]," Mr Shivajilingham told reporters on Tuesday.
"During the rule of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, tens of thousands of Tamil people were massacred. In this situation where we face a variety of hardships, and in order to prominently demonstrate our opposition [to him], 18 of us, including myself have decided to contest the Kurunegala district."
"Specifically, there will be Sinhalese who will support him, but we will be there to show the Tamil opposition of him."
"We will also show our opposition to Maithripala Sirisena - for allowing Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest, and for failing to address the Tamil people's expectations," Mr Shivajilingham said, adding that his opposition also extended to Ranil Wickremasinghe who failed to fulfil the Tamil demands over issues such as the ongoing detention of political prisoners.
Speaking to the New Indian Express, Mr Shivajingham said he wanted "to draw the attention of the Sinhalese masses to the need to settle the National Question, which is the Tamil question."
"Our aim is to show our fierce condemnation of the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, the current president, Maithripala Sirisena and the current prime minister [Ranil Wickremasinghe]," Mr Shivajilingham told reporters on Tuesday.
"During the rule of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, tens of thousands of Tamil people were massacred. In this situation where we face a variety of hardships, and in order to prominently demonstrate our opposition [to him], 18 of us, including myself have decided to contest the Kurunegala district."
"Specifically, there will be Sinhalese who will support him, but we will be there to show the Tamil opposition of him."
"We will also show our opposition to Maithripala Sirisena - for allowing Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest, and for failing to address the Tamil people's expectations," Mr Shivajilingham said, adding that his opposition also extended to Ranil Wickremasinghe who failed to fulfil the Tamil demands over issues such as the ongoing detention of political prisoners.
Speaking to the New Indian Express, Mr Shivajingham said he wanted "to draw the attention of the Sinhalese masses to the need to settle the National Question, which is the Tamil question."