Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katch (ITAK) leader S Shritharan has vowed to press ahead with his brand of Tamil nationalist politics, as the Jaffna District Court issued an injunction order preventing the ITAK from holding its general convention on the 19th of this month.
Peter Illancheliyan a member of ITAK Mullaitivu, has filed a case against the ITAK national convention to which the court has issued an interim injunction. Furthermore, the Trincomalee District Court has also barred the convention from being conducted over a case being filed at the Trincomalee District Court.
Speaking to the Tamil Guardian on the court injunction, Shritharan said “I’m ready to face any court case and I will continue my politics in Tamil nationalism. No one can stop me!”
This convention will be the first under the leadership of Member of Parliament S.Shritharan after he was elected the leader of the ITAK. The convention was supposed to bring together the various ideologies amongst the ITAK membership regarding the upcoming presidential polls on the island.
The court injunction comes as Shritharan recently met with the Canadian High Commissioner in Colombo Eric Walsh this month. He was accompanied by Member of Parliament Charles Nirmalanathan during this courtesy call. The duo also met the political counsellor of the Canadian Embassy Daniel Wood. The High Commissioner congratulated Shritharan on being elected as the leader of ITAK and reportedly stated they were cognizant of the aspirations of the Tamil community.
Shritharan also met the German Ambassador to Sri Lanka Dr. Felix Neumann, where he held a cordial exchange regarding his aspirations for ITAK.
Source: tamilguardian.com
