Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran stated that the provincial administration would not welcome large, capital intensive projects in which, according to him, the locals are undermined.

Addressing a conference of international donor agencies, organized by Adviser to the Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation R. Paskaralingam, Wigneswaran said that they "will not allow outsiders to rule over us and will not allow our resources to be looted."

He stressed that first and foremost, any plans for the economic development of his province will have to be discussed with first with his administration and should be based on a scientific survey of the province’s resources and needs.

Chief Minister famously boycotted the International Investment Forum held in Jaffna on Monday (22) organized by the provincial Governor, Reginold Cooray, on the grounds that the forum was planned without consulting him or his administration or without concerning needs of the people of the province.