Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran visited the Naga Viharaya in Jaffna yesterday and met with the Chief Monk at the temple.

Speaking to media afterwards, he said that he was extremely happy at the government's decision to sing the Tamil National Anthem at the National Day celebrations in Colombo.

Wigneswaran maintained that he visited the temple to express his gratitude for the government's gesture.

If Sinhalese people take one step, the Tamil people are ready to take ten steps, Wigneswaran also said.