Sri Lanka Tamil political parties to discuss and lobby for Tamil people's issues

A group of Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka have formed an alliance to discuss and lobby for issues related to the Tamil community in the country.
These Tamil parties include TMVP, EPDP, and TULF. The major party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) however has not been invited for the discussions.
The Tamil political parties following a discussion during the weekend in Batticaloa have decided to submit several requests to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The issues related to the Tamil people in the country, include the implementation of the 13th Amendment and the release of Tamil political prisoners.
TNA General Secretary, Mavai Senathirajah told the local media that while the party has not received any invitation to participate in any discussion organized by Tamil political parties, the TNA is yet to decide on it.
Senathirajah has said it would be discussed after TNA Leader R. Sampanthan returns to the country from India.