March 10, Colombo (LNW): The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has officially accepted President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s invitation to opposition political parties for consultations with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As per the announcement by Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) leader S. Shritharan, TNA leader R. Sampanthan is set to partake in the forthcoming dialogue scheduled at the Presidential Secretariat today (11). While invitations were extended to several opposition entities, it has been observed that both the Samagi Jana Balawega (SJB) and the National People’s Power (NPP) have chosen not to engage in the discussions. Although the discussion was initiated following a request by SJB MP Harsha De Silva, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, his participation is pending confirmation.