Thursday, January 9, 2014

Interview with TNA MP Ariyanendhiran


09 January 2014
The Tamil Guardian caught up with the Tamil National Alliance's Batticaloa District Parliamentarian, P. Ariyanenthiran in a phone interview last month, and discussed issues such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Northern Provincial Council elections and the TNA's future plans.
See full interview below.
TAMIL GUARDIAN: After the successful elections, which saw the vast majority of Tamils vote for the TNA, there are concerns that the TNA is acting against what it pledged during its campaign. For example, while [LTTE leader] Prabhakaran‘s picture was used during electioneering, recent comments in parliament by Sritharan, who praised Prabhakaran, were denounced as extremist by Sumanthiran and Sampanthan. What do you say to those allegations? What do you think the people voted for?
ARIYANENTHIRAN: