C.V. Wigneswaran, a former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed as the Tamil National Alliance's Chief Minister candidate for the upcoming Northern Provincial Council election.
In a statement, the TNA leader R. Sampanthan said:
There had been internal disagreement in the run up to the announcement, with Maavai Senathirajah also coming forward as a contender, whilst the TNA's Sampanthan and Sumanthiran backed C.V. Wigneswaran.
According to Sri Lankan news reports, C.V. Wigneswaran was India's favourite.
In a statement, the TNA leader R. Sampanthan said:
"It was unanimously resolved that the candidate for the position of Chief Minister at the forthcoming Provincial Council elections for the Northern Province would be Mr. C V Wigneswaran, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka,"
There had been internal disagreement in the run up to the announcement, with Maavai Senathirajah also coming forward as a contender, whilst the TNA's Sampanthan and Sumanthiran backed C.V. Wigneswaran.
According to Sri Lankan news reports, C.V. Wigneswaran was India's favourite.