NPC members take oath in Jaffna after honouring fallen Tamil Heroes
[TamilNet, Friday, 11 October 2013, 06:57 GMT]
Twenty members of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) elected to the
Northern Provincial Council took oaths in Jaffna after visiting the
memorial site of SJV Chelvanayakam and after observing honour to fallen
Tamil Heroes (Maaveerar) and the people perished in the war, at Jaffna
Veerasingham Hall Friday 9:00 a.m. EPRLF-leader Suresh Premachandran
and five of the six EPRLF's elected members, TELO's M.K.Sivajilingam and
an elected TELO member, PLOTE leader Tharmalingam Siththarthan and one
elected PLOTE member were absent at the event. Ms Ananthi Sasitharan
was present marking her independency between the ITAK and the
portfolio-seekers. The ceremonial event took place without any
celebrations and the members declined to wear traditional garlands at
the function.
After reading a common oath,
individual members signed their document in front of TNA Parliamentary
Group Leader R. Sampanthan and handed their documents to the Chief
Minister CV Wigneswaran, who had taken his oath as CM in front of Sri
Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo.
Apart from the religious leaders were present at the function, a notable visitor to the event was the Consul General of India Mr V. Mahalaingam.
@As the details of portfolios and other roles of elected members were released to the media, it became clear that all the key functions, including the revenue generating areas, have come under the CM's portfolio, political observers in Jaffna said.
Informed sources within the ITAK also said the controversial appointment of Mr Aingaranesan was a decision taken by Mr R. Sampanthan on the request by India.
Apart from the religious leaders were present at the function, a notable visitor to the event was the Consul General of India Mr V. Mahalaingam.
@As the details of portfolios and other roles of elected members were released to the media, it became clear that all the key functions, including the revenue generating areas, have come under the CM's portfolio, political observers in Jaffna said.
Informed sources within the ITAK also said the controversial appointment of Mr Aingaranesan was a decision taken by Mr R. Sampanthan on the request by India.
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