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Jan 16, Colombo: A moderate Tamil group in Canada has voiced their support to re-elect President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the upcoming presidential polls in Sri Lanka.
The Canadian Tamils for Peace and Democracy (CatPad) recently passed a unanimous resolution to support President Rajapaksa as their only candidate for the presidency.
During a meeting on January 12 2010, the Executive Committee of CatPad ratified its support to the strong leadership given by President Rajapaksa in eradicating terrorism and restoring democracy in the country, in particular in the North and the East.
The group called on the fellow Tamils in Sri Lanka to follow its footsteps to strengthen the President's election campaign to take forward the task of not only defeating terrorism in the North and East but also to strengthen the democracy by developing the province economically and socially which are interconnected with peace and political stability in the country.
"We urge our Tamils in the North and East, to support a courageous leader who stood up for democracy for the Tamils and Peace for all Sri Lankans," the group said in a statement.
Recalling the plight of Tamils under the LTTE rule, CatPad urged the Tamils to unite together to "defeat the unholy alliance of Terrorist TNA (Tamil National Alliance alias Terrorist National Alliance) and the communal UNP."
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