- Tamil National Alliance
The Tamil National Alliance or Tamil Government Party ("Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi" or இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி in Tamil) is a
minority Sri Lankan Tamil political party inSri Lanka .Origins
It was formed in
2001 , just before the 2001 elections, and consists of the*
All Ceylon Tamil Congress
*Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (A faction known as Suresh wing)
*Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
*Tamil United Liberation Front (formerly the Federal Party)2004 Election Results
In the April 2004 election in which the SLFP and JVP alliance led by President Kumaratunga came to power, the TNA led by R. Sampanthan won 6.9% of the popular vote and 22 out of 225 seats in the
Sri Lankan parliament .Votes and seats won by TNA by electoral district
TNA Members of Parliament
After the 2004 elections, the parliament is led by a closely divided minority government that has had to work with the TNA in order to pass measures to improve the situation with the LTTE.Fact|date=February 2007 Since late
October 2004 , the government and the LTTE have made attempts to restart Norwegian brokered peace talks. The TNA has remained the LTTE’s political ally in the peace negotiations.Fact|date=February 2007Assassination of MPs
In
2005 and2006 , two of its members of parliamentJoseph Pararajasingham andNadarajah Raviraj were killed by unknown gunmen.The TNA Party and the MPs family claims the Sri Lankan Government ordered the killings.ee also
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Origins of the Sri Lankan civil war
*Sri Lankan civil war
*Tamil militant groupsExternal Links
* [http://www.tamilalliance.net/ Tamil National Alliance]
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