Despite concerns on his role in the Tamil People's Council (Tamil Makkal PaPeravai), there was no move to remove C.V. Wigneswaran as Northern Province Chief Minister as of now, TNA leader and Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan told The New Indian Express.

This observation came as Wigneswaran met with some NPC members yesterday and discussed the TPC.

NPC Member M.K. Sivajilingam, who supports the TPC, told media that the NPC members who attended the meeting were reassured by Wigneswaran's pledge that the TPC will never be a political party.

However, Wigneswaran did not hide his displeasure at the TNA leadership. He criticized the TNA which he says has reneged on its commitment to securing for the minority Tamils the right to self-determination.

Wigneswaran said that there was a marked  difference between the TNA’s manifesto for the NPC elections in October 2013 and its manifesto for the August 2015 Lankan parliamentary elections. While in the 2013 manifesto, the TNA had pledged to fight for the Tamils’ right to self determination, in the 2015 parliamentary polls manifesto, this was conspicuously absent.

The TNA MPs and Provincial Councilors are to meet today in Kilinochchi. It is expected that the TPC will be high on agenda during these talks.

(With inputs from The New Indian Express)