DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: A turning point in Tamil Nadu’s political history; TVK wins a massive victory, Vijay becomes Chief Minister; Talks on forming the government today Thinakaran: “Maldives is Sri Lanka’s third largest export destination among SAARC countries” – President states at joint media briefing attended by Sri Lankan and Maldivian Presidents | Seven agreements signed between Maldives and Sri Lanka |
Thinakkural: Sixty years of Dravidian rule come to an end; Vijay’s massive victory in Tamil Nadu; Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) hoists the victory flag in the Dravidian fortress Thamilan: Vijay ‘Tsunami’ in Tamil Nadu! The TVK scores a landslide victory |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Divaina: Even before a week passes since the murder of a Welikada inmate, yet another inmate dies under mysterious circumstances; was the death due to assault or a sudden illness? Further investigations to commence following the postmortem | Superstar actor Vijay captures power in Tamil Nadu; wins 110 out of 234 seats
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Dinamina: Sri Lanka and the Maldives sign seven MoUs covering the health, sports, tourism, education and defence sectors; a large number of benefits for both countries Aruna: Distribution of 100,000 train season tickets obstructed due to employees’ overtime payments being slashed Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |