15 Members of NPC to Support the Chief Minister

Twenty one  members of Northern Provincial Council  handed over a petition to Governor of the Northern Province Reginold Cooray earlier yesterday calling for the removal of C. V. Vigneswaran from the post of Chief Minister.

Twelve out of the fifteen ITAK members who hold seats in the Northern Provincial Council had signed the petition which was handed over to Reginald Cooray last night.

A group of Northern Provincial Councillors and local politicians who support the Chief Minister met at the residence of the Chief Minister in Jaffna yesterday. P. Aingaranesan, who was asked to resign from his post as the Provincial Minister of Agriculture, was also present at the occasion.

A group also marched from the Northern Provincial Council to the residence of the Chief Minister in support of the Chief Minister.

In the meantime , the students organisation of the Jaffna University thanked the Chief Minister for taking action against corrupt politicians.

They also condemned the efforts undertaken to replace the Chief Minister, who they say, acted fearlessly.

The TULF, the TNPF or Tamil National People’s Front as well as a number of civil society organisations have expressed their support to Chief Minister C. V. Vigneswaran.