A special meeting was conducted to discuss the growing problems within the Tamil national Alliance (TNA) that was chaired by Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai. 

The meeting that was held yesterday (11), to discuss the decision of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) to break away from the TNA citing their inability to comply with decisions made by the TNA. 

Prior to the meeting the Leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), V.Anandasangaree declared that the TULF will contest the upcoming LG polls independently breaking away from the Tamil National Alliance on November 5.
 
MP Anandasangaree stated that the TULF will endorse representatives to local government institutions of the Northern and Eastern provinces. 

The TULF broke away from the TNA citing that they could not conform to the policy decisions taken by the leaders of the TNA. 

V.Anandasangaree further stated that the leader of the TNA R.Sambandan and other party members have forsaken the wellbeing of the Tamil people and are complying with government decisions to fulfill their own personal motives.
   
The meeting that was held yesterday was attended by several party leaders who opposed the policies and decisions made by R.Sambandan as the leader of the TNA. 

It was reported that Bishop Swampillai advised all the attendees that they should do away with their differences and contest the upcoming elections as a United Front to safeguard the rights and liberties of the Tamil community within Sri Lanka.