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ITAK calls for resignation of NPP Tamil MPs after statue controversy
The Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) party is demanding the immediate resignation of National People's Power (NPP) Tamil members, inc
Summary
Sumanthiran posted on 'X' (formerly Twitter), alleging that the initial hopes for impartial governance signalled by the statue's removal quickly faded, and that the government had succumbed to "majoritarian pressures."The party stated that Minister Wijepala's subsequent statement in Parliament-that the statue was removed only for security reasons and would be re-installed-revealed the true intentions of the…
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People
- M. A. Sumanthiran2
- Arun Hemachandra2
- Ananda Wijepala.However
- M.A. Sumanthiran
- Ananda Wijepala
- Wijepala
Organisations
- Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi2
- National People's Power2
- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
- Trincomalee The Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi
- Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi
- National Peoples' Power
Places
- Trincomalee2
- Trincomalee beach
- Trincomalee.A
Keywords
- resignation2
- itak2
- controversy
- demands
- deputy
- statue
- after
- calls
- mps
- npp
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