throwing hand grenades at Shritharan's van. Sritharan's police guard fired back, forcing the attackers to flee in their white van which had no number plates. No one was hurt in the incident. Shritharan has blamed the EPDP, a government backed paramilitary group, for the assassination attempt. A TNA local election campaign meeting in Alaveddy on 16 June 2011 was attacked allegedly by army personnel. A mob, allegedly from the security forces, attacked a TNA meeting at MP S. Shritharan's in Kilinochchi on 30 March 2013, injuring 13. During the 2013 provincial council election campaign TNA activist Rasiah Kavithan was clubbed to death by United People's Freedom Alliance supporters on 16 September 2013 in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu District. A group of around 70 armed men in military uniform attacked the home of TNA provincial council candidate Ananthi Sasitharan in Chulipuram on 20 September 2013, injuring some of her supporters and an election monitor. Electoral history Election results 2001 parliamentary election 2004 parliamentary election 2010 parliamentary election 2015 parliamentary election The Tamil National Alliance won 16 seats, an increase of two from 2010. References External links tnainfo.com (old website) tnapolitics.org (old website) tnamediaoffice.blogspot.co.uk (old website) 2001 establishments in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Tamil nationalist parties Organisations based in Northern Province, Sri Lanka Political parties established in 2001 Political parties in Sri Lanka Tamil Eelam