‘Rehabilitated United Liberation Tigers Front’ was formed in Sampur on Friday by a group of former LTTE members, saying people are getting frustrated by mainstream political parties as they have “failed” to address issues faced by the minority Tamils.

“People are getting frustrated by main political parties. They have failed to address Tamil issues. We offer an alternative by contesting elections from all areas in the north and east,” party’s leader Kandasami Indarasa said.

He said several former LTTE cadres who had served the LTTE in different capacities have joined them

They were those who gave themselves up to the government troops during the last phase and were given life skills and English language training while in rehabilitation.

Some concerns have been raised over possible regrouping of the LTTE through rehabilitated cadres.