The Party Leaders’ meeting of the constituent parties of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) took place yesterday (02). THe TNA and its constituent parties have agreed to vote in support of the No Confidence Motion to be brought against the Government headed by Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has been unconstitutionally and illegally appointed as Prime Minister.
The TNA in a press release stated that according to the Constitution, the President does not possess the authority to remove a Prime Minister who is in office. They pointed out that such authority that was vested in the President previously was specifically repealed by the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
"In these circumstances the Gazette notification declaring that the Prime Minister had been removed and another Prime Minister appointed are unconstitutional and illegal", the TNA said.
They reiterated that remaining “neutral” in such a situation, would "pave the way for achieving an undemocratic end by force."
They further said that the TNA considers the President’s decision to prorogue Parliament made following the above actions as undemocratic and in violation of Parliamentary Supremacy.
The TNA in the statement also condemned S. Viyalendran's crossover and said that the party will take immediate action.
"After having declared as Prime Minister a Member who does not command the confidence of Parliament, this had been done in order to create delay and prevent such Member from having to prove a majority in Parliament. The Tamil National Alliance strongly condemns and opposes the undemocratic efforts to use such delay to bribe Members of Parliament with both money and Ministerial posts to induce them to cross over in order to fraudulently obtain a majority in Parliament. We strongly oppose and condemn Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament S. Viyalendran being a part of this conspiracy. Necessary action will be taken against him immediately."
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