No Tamil representatives have been selected for the Trincomalee district committee responsible for demarcating the electorates for the local government councils, stated TNA's E. Thurairathnam.
Out of the 6 members appointed to the committee, there were 4 Sinhalese members and 2 Muslims. See the report from ColomboPage here.
Also see our earlier posts:
'Strict Criteria' (Dec 2010) and 'Ethnocracy' (Nov 2010)
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