"Sampanthan being elected Leader of the Opposition at a time when Tamils were for long looking forward to a resurgence gives us all hope," he said in a statement here.
Greeting the Tamil leader on his being chosen for the important post, he said, "Sampanthan has said that the TNA would strive for getting Tamils their rights and powers and it gives joy."
"It is joyous that a Tamil has become Leader of the Opposition in Sri Lanka after a gap of 38 years," he said.
TNA comprises Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE).
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