Democratic Tamil National Alliance ஜனநாயக தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி | |
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Abbreviation | DTNA |
Secretary-General | Velayutham Nallanadar |
Founded | 2008 13 January 2023 (as the Democratic Tamil National Alliance) | (as the Tamil Democratic National Alliance)
Headquarters | 16 Haig Road, Bambalapitiya, Colombo |
Ideology | Tamil nationalism |
Parliament | 4 / 225 |
Provincial Councils | 0 / 455 |
Local Government | 0 / 8,327 |
Election symbol | |
Brass Lamp | |
The Democratic Tamil National Alliance (abbreviated DTNA; Tamil: ஜனநாயக தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி, romanized: Jaṉanāyaka Tamiḻ Tēciya Kūṭṭaṇi), previously known as the Tamil Democratic National Alliance (abbreviated TDNA), is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority. The alliance is recognised by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka as registered political party with the brass lamp (kuthuvilakku) as its symbol.[1]