The political proxy of the Tamil Tigers unanimously backed today the presidential bid of the general who crushed the separatists in May, saying it was the only way to thwart incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election.
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a group of ethnic Tamil parties that took orders from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Lite), said Rajapaksa’s record on human rights and law and order made defeating him a priority.
TNA parliamentary group leader R Sampanthan told a news conference some in the alliance had reservations about supporting General Sarath Fonseka, who won few fans among Tamils during the war. More...
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