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PA, JVP to plan joint action tonight
By Harinda Vidanage
President Chandrika Kumaratunga is to hold an emergency meeting with the JVP tonight to discuss joint action against the Interim Administration proposals of the LTTE, The Sunday Times learns.

President Kumaratunga, along with SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena and Mangala Samaraweera will meet the JVP delegation comprising Wimal Weerawansa, Tilvin Silva and Anura Dissanayake.

The SLFP plans to organize a huge protest campaign against the government, pressurising it not to accept the proposals. The agenda of the discussions is the establishment of an action programme to conduct a series of joint demonstrations and launch a propaganda campaign against the LTTE interim administration proposals.

The President has delayed her mail campaign and the SLFP door-to-door campaign due to be kicked off last week. Meanwhile, the Government held a meeting on Thursday at Visumpaya to organize a propaganda campaign to muster support for the proposals. The discussion was led by Minister G.L Peiris along with S.B. Dissanayake, Bandula Gunawardena and Rajitha Senaratne.

Minister Peiris on Thursday informed the TNA to notify President Kumaratunga that the TNA would support the government in parliament whatever action the President took.

Professor Peiris called TNA MP A Vinayagamoorthy stating that the Government received information that the President was planning to take drastic action next week. Mr. Vinayagamoorthy after consulting the TNA members sent a letter to the President explaining party support to the Government.

Mr. Vinayagamoorthy told The Sunday Times that the Opposition was even making plans to woo Government MPs and he informed the President that the TNA was committed to the Government.

Meanwhile, President Kumaratunga is due to visit New Delhi on November 9 and 10 to address two international conferences and a possible meeting with Indian Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee.

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