CM appointed in Sri Lanka’s N province
8 Oct 2013 10:54 PM GMT
Former Supreme Court judge C.V Wigneswaran was on Monday sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s northern province, most of which was under rebel control for nearly 30 years.
Wigneswaran took oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Chief Minister after his party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), won the provincial council elections held on 21 September. At the northern provincial council elections, Wigneswaran secured 132,255 votes in Jaffna to come first in the TNA list followed by the wife of former rebel Anandi Sasithran, who got 87,870 votes.
Wigneswaran took oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Chief Minister after his party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), won the provincial council elections held on 21 September. At the northern provincial council elections, Wigneswaran secured 132,255 votes in Jaffna to come first in the TNA list followed by the wife of former rebel Anandi Sasithran, who got 87,870 votes.
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