by British Tamils Forum, October 4, 2024
BTF press release re 2024 presidential election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President elect — the challenge faced by Tamil nation.
Forge a strategic alliance and face any future democratic process unitedly
When the nation has been struggling under the regime of successive nefarious governments, the arrival
of the newly elected President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) with the promise of bringing radical
changes to the system would seem a great relief to the people in Sri Lanka. Will this euphoria end the
over 75 years old cycle of violence and genocide against Tamil people?
This report unearths the sinister past of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the grassroot base of
AKD.
Who is this newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) and what has been
his background? He is not a Marxist as he claims, but a Sinhala nationalist on the Left of the Centre in
Sri Lankan politics. His political career has been the best evidence for things that are yet to unfold
under his presidency.
The British Tamils Forum (BTF) would like to present a few salient points of 1facts of the Janatha
Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and AKD in this report.