{"id":26061,"date":"2013-09-23T02:16:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T06:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=26061"},"modified":"2013-09-23T06:26:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T10:26:58","slug":"democratic-verdict-of-the-northern-province-tamil-people-must-be-respected-r-sampanthan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=26061","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Verdict of the Northern Province Tamil People Must be Respected &#8211; TNA Statement Issued by R. Sampanthan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(Text of Statement released by the Tamil National Alliance on the results of the Northern Provincial Council Election 2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26068\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130923-062150.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26068\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130923-062150-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"TNA&#039;s R. Sampanthan M.A. Sumanthiran and C.V. Wigneswaran ahead of press brief in Jaffna, Sep 22, 2013\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26068\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TNA&#8217;s R. Sampanthan M.A. Sumanthiran and C.V. Wigneswaran ahead of press brief in Jaffna, Sep 22, 2013-pic by: Dharisha Bastians<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Tamil National Alliance &#8211; Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi &#8211; has achieved a resounding victory at the Northern Provincial Council election, winning nearly 80% of the seats in the Northern Province and nearly 90% of the seats in the Jaffna District. Such a verdict is unprecedented in the country&#8217;s political history.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The democratic verdict of the people is clear. Within the framework of a united, undivided country, they want to live in security, safeguarding their self respect and dignity with adequate self-rule, to be able to fulfill their legitimate political, economic, social and cultural aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>The Tamil National Alliance is committed to the achievement of the above objective and expects that the Government would also extend its fullest cooperation to the achievement of the same. The results of this election offers everyone an opportunity which should be fully utilized in a positive manner.<\/p>\n<p>The Tamil people of the Northern Province have, despite several trials and tribulations, even during the electoral process, pronounced their verdict clearly and courageously and we strongly urge that their democratic verdict should be respected.<\/p>\n<p>We want to extend to our people our sincere thanks for the overwhelming support they have extended and want to assure them that we will spare no effort to ensure that they are able to fulfill their legitimate aspirations.<\/p>\n<p><em>R Sampanthan<br \/>\nLeader, TNA<br \/>\nPresident, ITAK<\/em><\/p>\n<p>22 September 2013<\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton26061\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D26061&amp;text=Democratic%20Verdict%20of%20the%20Northern%20Province%20Tamil%20People%20Must%20be%20Respected%20%26%238211%3B%20TNA%20Statement%20Issued%20by%20R....%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Text of Statement released by the Tamil National Alliance on the results of the Northern Provincial Council Election 2013) The Tamil National Alliance &#8211; Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi &#8211; has achieved a resounding victory at the Northern Provincial Council election, winning nearly 80% of the seats in the Northern Province and nearly 90% of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=26061\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;Democratic Verdict of the Northern Province Tamil People Must be Respected &#8211; TNA Statement Issued by R. 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