Saturday, 20 July 2013 00:00
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Government Minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa claims that Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Mavai Senathirajah was forced to step down from contesting for the post of Chief Minister for the Northern Province.
Weerawansa has said that two diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka had warned Senathirajah and forced him to step down and make way for former Supreme Court Judge C V Wigneswaran.
“One diplomatic mission remainded him that his family was in their country and they will send them back to Sri Lanka and not give them a visa again if he contests for the post. The other foreign mission contacted all the TNA MPs individually and said they accept Wigneswaran for the post,” the Minister claimed.
He said that the diplomatic missions are of the view that Wigneswaran can create the legal loopholes for a separate Tamil state to be formed in Sri Lanka.
