{"id":108724,"date":"2013-10-04T18:55:41","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T13:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=108724"},"modified":"2013-10-10T02:24:46","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T20:54:46","slug":"tna-statement-on-wigneswaran-taking-oaths-as-cm-before-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/tna-statement-on-wigneswaran-taking-oaths-as-cm-before-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Statement On Wigneswaran Taking Oaths As CM Before The President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justice <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=C.V.+Wigneswaran&amp;x=9&amp;y=7\">C V Wigneswaran<\/a><\/span> who has been appointed Chief Minister of the Northern Province by the Governor of the Northern Province will take his oaths as Chief Minister before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees at 9.30am on Monday the 7th of October 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/tussle-over-senathirajah-or-wigneswaran-is-tnas-chief-minister-candidate\/wigneswaran-with-sambanthan\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-95185 alignleft\" title=\"Wigneswaran-with-Sambanthan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Wigneswaran-with-Sambanthan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Wigneswaran-with-Sambanthan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Wigneswaran-with-Sambanthan-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This decision is in consonance with the commitment of the Tamil National Alliance to ensure that the Tamil People are able to live in security, safeguarding their self respect and dignity, fulfilling their legitimate political, economic, social and cultural aspirations within the framework of a united and undivided country, as overwhelmingly demonstrated in their electoral verdict. The Tamil National Alliance expresses the wish that the Government of Sri Lanka would meaningfully reciprocate this positive step on the part of the Tamil National Alliance.&#8221; issuing a statement the TNA leader R. 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