''தொப்பி பிரட்டும்'' தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு

TNA changes policy, plays politics of peace with President
By Satarupa Bhattacharjya
* 2004 election manifesto, the TNA had said that it would “accept the LTTE’s leadership of the Tamil people and the LTTE as the sole and authentic representative of the Tamil people.”
* The TNA has already accepted that different situations call for different responses.
* “We are working on a proposal which will argue for adequate autonomy for the Tamil people within the framework of a united Sri Lanka,” Sampanthan . Till three months ago, the TNA used to endorse the LTTE’s idea of an interim self -governing authority.
* A diplomatic source in the Indian high commission in Colombo said that New Delhi would be willing to take the TNA more seriously than it presently does “only if the alliance brings clarity to its political vision.”
* TNA is forced to engage with the Rajapaksa government. This is probably the only option that the alliance has if it wants to stay in active politics.