He had made the announcement during the opening of an election office near the Vavuniya road in Thekkawatta yesterday (20).

PLOTE, with TNA

When 'BBC Sandeshaya' inquired on this regard, PLOTE Vanni district leader - Kandaiya Bhavan has said that as PLOTE is a main political party that worked with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), they would comply with a common decision taken by the TNA.

Although several PLOTE members have defected and pledged their support to the government, it is not the backing of the entire organisation, he added.
Upon inquiring the same from TELO, its leader K. Udayarasa has said they agreed to back President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a discussion with the President and Basil Rajapaksa in Colombo.