Expulsion of MP from Tamil party illegal, Sri Lanka SC rules

Sri Lanka Supreme Court today has ruled that the expulsion of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Ampara District MP P. Piyasena by the party is illegal.


Political Bureau of TNA took a decision in November 2009 to expel MP Piyasena from the party for voting with the government to pass the 18th Amendment to the Constitution.

He has said that the TNA did not conduct a disciplinary inquiry against him before taking the decision to expel him from the party.

MP Piyasena who contested in last general election representing the TNA was the only member elected from the party in Ampara District.

In September last year MP Piyasena voted in favour of the government's Constitutional Amendment. He later joined the government.