Key TULF meeting put off
By Shelani Perera
The central committee meeting of the TULF which was scheduled for today has been postponed amidst protests from members. Earlier the working committee was to appoint a disciplinary committee to probe charges listed against party president V Anandasangaree calling for his removal from the party and from his post, following the no-confidence motion passed against him by the party.

The party had charged Mr. Anandasangaree for violating TNA policy by not accepting the LTTE as the sole representative of the Tamil people. However Mr. Anandasangaree had protested to party general secretary R Sampanthan last week that the move to convene a central committees meeting on December 14 without his approval was illegal.

TULF MP Joseph Pararajasingham told The Sunday Times that Sunday's meeting was postponed due to the budget and the MPs being busy. The party has rescheduled the central committee meeting for December 21, The Sunday Times learns.

The postponement due to the budget follows the TULF holding a meeting two weeks ago where the no-confidence motion was passed amidst protests by Mr. Anandasangaree. ' The no-confidence motion stands. It is now up to the president to relinquish his duties but he is not doing it. He has to do this in terms of the party constitution' said Mr. Pararajasingham.

Last week, Mr. Anandasangaree accused Mr. Sampanthan of preparing the agenda arbitrarily for the central committee meeting where the no-faith resolution against him was passed. "It is mandatory on the part of the general secretary to consult the president at all times, but he did not consult me this time," Mr. Anandasangaree said.

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