Jaffna Monitor Jan-2026

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) leader C.V.K. Sivagnanam has publicly challenged Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam over what he describes as inconsistencies between his constitutional criticisms and electoral participation. Speaking to reporters in Jaffna recently, Sivagnanam questioned how Ponnambalam can reject the 13th Amendment as a framework that "traps Tamils within a unitary state" while simultaneously contesting elections under that same constitutio

In a classic case of Tamils undermining Tamil upliftment, nearly Rs. 169 million allocated by the Ministry for the construction of a world-class indoor sports stadium in the Jaffna District is set to be returned and transferred to the Buildings Department, as the funds remain unutilised due to ongoing legal obstacles. Jaffna Government Agent Maruthalingam Piratheepan disclosed this while responding to a query on the proposed indoor stadium at a recent District Development Committee meeting held

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Political Committee has directed Member of Parliament Sivagnanam Sritharan to resign from his position on Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council, citing his repeated support for government positions, including on matters related to militarisation. The decision was taken at a recent Political Committee meeting in Vavuniya, attended by party leader C.V.K. Sivagnanam, General Secretary M.A. Sumanthiran, and other senior members. Sritharan did not attend the meeti