In Sri Lanka the Tamil National Alliance, once seen as a proxy for the Tigers, has announced its backing for Mr Fonseka, as the only way to thwart Mr Rajapaksa.

• 在斯里兰卡，曾被看作是猛虎代言人的泰米尔民族联盟已经宣布它支持丰塞卡先生，因为这是唯一阻止拉贾帕克萨先生的办法。