{"id":29947,"date":"2014-05-23T22:08:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T02:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=29947"},"modified":"2014-05-23T22:08:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T02:08:40","slug":"mahinda-rajapaksa-proposes-trip-to-new-delhi-but-cv-wigneswaran-disposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=29947","title":{"rendered":"Mahinda Rajapaksa Proposes Trip to New Delhi but CV Wigneswaran Disposes."},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/p>\n

Dharisha Bastians<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an apparent bid to reach out to the Tamil National Alliance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa invited the Northern Chief Minister to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Premier designate Narendra Modi, but the former Supreme Court Judge has declined the overture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased to extend to you an invitation to be a member of the Presidential delegation attending the ceremony, at which the Oath of Office to the Prime Minister-designate of India will be administered,\u201d External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris wrote in a letter of invitation to Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran yesterday.<\/p>\n

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But in his reply to Minister Peiris, Justice Wigneswaran said acceptance would indicate there was a strong cooperative spirit prevailing between the Centre and the Province.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would be guilty of facilitating tokenism were I to accept such an invitation,\u201d the Northern Chief Minister replied.<\/p>\n

Instead, the peoples of the north were engulfed in a climate of fear on account of the continued presence of the military while the activities of the Northern Provincial Council have been stultified, Wigneswaran said.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister said it was an \u201causpicious sign\u201d that the election of Narendra Modi had revived a spirit of cooperation towards the Northern Province by the Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the untold hardships of the peoples of the Northern Province and the strictures on the functioning of the Northern Provincial Council, this is indeed welcome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his letter, Wigneswaran said he had already sent his greetings to the Prime Minister-elect of India through the High Commissioner for India in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

Amid worsening relations between the Northern Provincial Council and the Rajapaksa Administration in Colombo, the Chief Minister acknowledged the spirit of partnership and goodwill expressed by the invitation.<\/p>\n

But he added the spirit of cooperation would continue to ensure the electoral mandate of the Northern Province would be fulfilled and the fundamental rights of its people preserved.
\nIn a media release yesterday, the President\u2019s Office said his attendance at the Indian swearing-in had been formally confirmed on Thursday through diplomatic channels, and the President\u2019s official Twitter account.<\/p>\n

The President was one of the first world leaders to call Modi to congratulate him on his party\u2019s landslide victory earlier this month, the statement said.<\/p>\n

Soon after the call, Modi had responded with a tweet to thank President Rajapaksa for his call: \u201cIt was wonderful speaking to you earlier today. I look forward to strong relations between Sri Lanka and India,\u201d the President\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:DailyFT<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Dharisha Bastians In an apparent bid to reach out to the Tamil National Alliance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa invited the Northern Chief Minister to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Premier designate Narendra Modi, but the former Supreme Court Judge has declined the overture. \u201cI am pleased to extend to you an invitation to be …<\/p>\n

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