Batticaloa Mayoress Sivageetha Prabakaran on the comeback trail

The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal has decided to meet tomorrow to decide about the political strategy they should adopt in the forthcoming parliamentary general election in the Eastern Province.
Assad Moulana, speaking on behalf of Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillaiyan, the Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, said that the Chief Minister has invited the Party’s Leaders Committee consisting of 17 members , Executive Committee members consisting of 90 members and also the academics and people of the East who command respect in the region for a consultative meeting in Batticaloa.
The spokesman said that the meeting is expected to finalize the strategy they should adopt in the forthcoming parliamentary general election.
He also said that a TMVP delegation is expected to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa on February 10 for a discussion regarding the Eastern Province election arrangements.
The spokes person also said that TMVP has not decided whether they should contest on the TMVP party symbol, boat, or on the UPFA party symbol, Betel. He, however, hastened add that as TMVP is a constituent party of the UPFA, they will only follow the decision taken by the UPFA High Command.
In the meantime Assad Moulana told Asian Tribune that Batticaloa Mayoress Sivageetha Prabakaran has contacted the Chief Minister and indicated that she wanted to rejoin the TMVP.
The spokesman said that the Chief Minister has refused to accommodate her back in the TMVP as she, against advises of everyone, went and joined Sarath Fonseka’s camp during the Presidential election, causing greater embarrassment.
It was told that it was something the Chief Minister and the TMVP was not prepared take it as something that could be simply ignored. (News- Asian Tribune)