▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁local ▁government ▁election ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁group ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Batt ical oa ▁Municipal ▁Council . ▁ ▁Th ur air at nam ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁provincial ▁council ▁election ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Alliance ' s ▁candidates ▁in ▁Batt ical oa ▁District ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Provin cial ▁Council ▁( E PC ). ▁Th ur air at nam ▁and ▁other ▁newly ▁elected ▁provincial ▁coun c ill ors ▁took ▁their ▁o ath s ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁President ▁Mah inda ▁Raj ap ak sa . ▁ ▁Th ur air at nam ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁provincial ▁council ▁election ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁National ▁Alliance ' s ▁candidates ▁in ▁Batt ical oa ▁District ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁( E PC ). ▁Th ur air at nam ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁newly ▁elected ▁T NA ▁provincial ▁coun c ill ors ▁took ▁their ▁o ath s ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁T NA ▁leader ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁R . ▁S amp anth an . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E el am ▁People ' s ▁Revolution ary ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁polit icians ▁Category : Local ▁authority ▁coun c ill ors ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Provin cial ▁Council