ITAK Leader Senathirajah Wants TNA Leader Sampanthan to get President Sirisena to Provide Security to CV Wigneswaran and Investigate threats to his Life.

Dharisha Bastians

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) leadership is urging protection for its Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran, in the wake of his own claims that there was a plot to assassinate him.

ITAK President Mavai Senathirajah told Daily FT he has urged TNA Leader R. Sampanthan to inform the President and request the IGP to investigate the threats and provide additional police protection to the Chief Minister. In a message that was read out at a book launch in Jaffna last Saturday (1) Chief Minister Wigneswaran revealed that his life was under threat.

“I have been receiving information continuously that there are efforts being taken to kill me and to put the blame on the LTTE,” he said, in the message that was read out at the Saraswathy Hall.

Senathirajah told Daily FT that Chief Minister Wigneswaran was a responsible person and a retired Supreme Court judge, who had indicated that there was a plot to murder him in writing. “This must be taken seriously,” the ITAK General Secretary said.

He said that the Chief Minister had signed nominations papers as a candidate of ITAK and as such the party had a responsibility to ensure his safety and request an investigation. “We have urged Mr. Sampanthan to take the matter up,” Senathirajah noted.

Speaking to Daily FT, Opposition Leader and TNA Chief R. Sampanthan confirmed Senathirajah had communicated this position to him and added that the matter was under consideration.

Courtesy:Daily FT