TNA, JVP, FSP, CWC defy date change, hold May Day rallies

Despite the government’s decision to shift May Day to May 7 this year, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) and the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) decided to hold their May Day rallies and processions today as planned.