TPA to contest at LG polls: Ganesan

2 October 2017 06:06 am

The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) led by National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages Minister Mano Ganesan has decided to contest at the Local Government election in eleven Districts.

Minister Ganesan said that they would contest in Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Badulla, Matale, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha, Puttalam and Matara Districts.

The constituent parties of the alliance are Democratic Peoples’ Front, National Union of Workers and Up-Country Peoples’ Front.

Whether the alliance is to contest alone or to contest jointly with the United National Party is yet to be decided, Minister Mano Ganesan said

HE said that they would take a decision in the coming weeks. (Dayaseeli Liyanage)