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Grander alliance in the making
The LTTE is working out strategies to set up an alliance with Tamil political parties outside the North-East on similar lines of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) dominated by it.

Ceylon Workers’ Congress leader Arumugam Thondaman yesterday held talks with LTTE political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan in Kilinochchi while Upcountry People’s Front leader P. Chandrasekaran is due to meet Mr. Thamilselvan on Wednesday.

Mr. Thondaman’s discussion yesterday also focused on ways of preventing a further split in his party amidst moves by the government to convince some of the CWC members to join it. Two CWC members have so far joined the government.

CWC Vice President R. Yogarajan told The Sunday Times that his party had sought the meeting with the LTTE to discuss ways of protecting the interests of the upcountry Tamils and forming an alliance similar to the TNA.
Separate discussions between the CWC and the TNA are due to be held in the Parliament complex on Monday.

The Sunday Times learns that Mr. Thamilselvan had told the CWC delegation that they should have discussions with Tamil parties outside the North-east and reach an understanding.

Soon after the meeting with the CWC yesterday, Mr. Thamilselvan said that the alliance of Tamil parties outside the North-East would further strengthen the Tamil community.

In addition to the CWC and the UPF, Western Province People’s Alliance leader Mano Ganeshan who is currently a UNP member in Parliament, is also likely to join the alliance. The three parties have already held separate discussions in Colombo.

Search op. in Colombo
A house-to-house search operation was launched by the police and the army in the Wellawatte, Kirullapone, Narahenpita and Bambalapitiya areas in the early hours of thsi morning (Sunday), DIG Colombo Pujitha Jayasundara said. He said they were also checking lodges and hotels. More than 500 police and army personnel were involved in the search.

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