Prof. Vitharana takes TNA to task

by P. Krishnaswamy

Leftist leader and Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs Prof. Tissa Vitharana vehemently criticised the TNA’s confrontational role which is detrimental to the interests of the Tamils.

As leader of the LSSP which had always stood for the genuine cause of the Tamils, the TNA has failed in its duty by the Tamils in not helping the Government to find a solution, but acting only in the interests of pro-LTTE sections of the diaspora groups, he told the Sunday Observer.

The TNA should play a constructive role in finding a solution to the problems of the Tamils. Any solution can be reached only with the consent and cooperation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Leader of the SLFP. Instead of opposing and criticising everything that the Government is doing to improve the lot of the Tamils, the TNA should appreciate the huge benefits that the Tamils derive under the Government’s multifarious development programs, he said.

“From the point of view of the LSSP and the Left, we will support the efforts to achieve solutions to any such genuine problems as we have always done in the past.