CWC, UPF to decide on alliance with major party
 

P. KRISHNASWAMY

KOTAGALA: The Upcountry People's Front (UPF) has reached an election agreement with the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) led by Arumugan Thondaman to contest the Local Government election together, UPF leader Periyasamy Chandrasekaran said.

"We would abide by any decision which the CWC politburo would take on whether or not to contest the elections in alliance with one of the two national political parties," Chandrasekaran said.

He said his discussions with LTTE political leader S.P. Thamilchelvan in Kilinochchi on Thursday centred on drawing up joint strategies to ensure the election of an optimum number of Tamil people's representatives to the Local Government bodies at the elections both in the North-East and the hill country plantation areas.

It was decided to take into account the political atmosphere in the hill country plantation areas and in the central hill country areas to work out suitable strategies, he said.

Thamilchelvan also assured that the LTTE would endorse any decision of the UPF to contest the Local Government election in alliance with one of the two national political parties in all areas or in certain specific areas provided that would benefit the Tamils in enhancing their political representation, he said.