TNA to meet President with open mind

by Ananth PALAKIDNAR

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa with an open mind and priority will be given to the post-conflict humanitarian issues according to TNA parliamentarian and spokesman Suresh Premachandran.

Commenting on the much anticipated talks between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Tamil National Alliance tomorrow Suresh Premachandran told the Sunday Observer that the TNA has nothing to hide.

“We will meet President Rajapaksa with an open mind. The TNA is not anybody’s proxy. The people in the North and the East have placed confidence in us.

President Rajapaksa has also obtained the mandate of the people at the presidential and parliamentary polls to solve the prime issues in the country.

“The post-conflict humanitarian issues have to be settled without any further delay. Steps have been taken to address the humanitarian issues. However, there are shortcomings and the TNA said that all humanitarian activities such as resettlement and reconstruction should be expedited to make a viable living for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their original places,” Premachandran said. He said that the Tamil question was a key political issue in the country for the past 60 years. The TNA said the Tamil issue should be settled amicably. He also said that the composition of the TNA delegation that will meet the President will be decided today.