TRINCOMALEE : Jaffna District Parliamentarian Sivagnam Shritharan was elected as the leader of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) at the party election held at the Municipal Council Hall here Sunday.Jan (21) .
Mavai Senathirajah had previously served as leader of ITAK, which is a constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
Sivagnanam Shritharan contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the Tamil National Alliance electoral alliance’s candidates in Jaffna District and was elected to the Parliament. He was re-elected at the 2015 and 2020 parliamentary elections.The election was held by secret ballot.
According to the poll results, 321 members of the Sri Lankan Tamil Rasu Party’s General Assembly voted. 184 votes were casted to Member of Parliament Sivagnanam Sritharan who contested for the post of President,while 137 votes were obtained by Member of Parliament MA Sumanthiran.
The new leader will officially assume his duties during the party’s national convention on the 28 Jan
January 22, 2024