The primary candidate of the National People’s Power has threatened other candidates who raised inquiries during an event with candidates from all parties.
Today, an event occurred in Jaffna with candidates from all parties contesting in the Jaffna constituency, emphasizing around the topic “Our MP is our voice.”
Public input was also sought during this specific occasion. During the event, a young man stood up and asked questions to Ilankumaran, the leading candidate for the National People’s Power in Jaffna. He asked the following question: “Is the political plan that the National People’s Power (NewsCut.lk) suggested to the Tamil people consistent with the united constitution, democratic constitution, or right to self-determination? Was the three-decade-long conflict in Sri Lanka a genocide? Or a war crime?
When his fellow candidate Manivannan Visawalingan requested Ilankumaran to respond to queries posed by the public. Ilankumaran, the National People’s Power candidate for the Jaffna district, threatened his fellow candidates.
This was strongly opposed by a number of the candidates present at the conference.
