Sri lanka’s retired Supreme Court judge CV Wigneswaran, named the main Tamil party TNA’s choice for Chief Minister of the northern province, has dismissed reports that he won the position because of backing by India.
“I have seen Press stories. There is no truth in them. No one from India has spoken to me or I have spoken with anyone (from) India,” he told the local Neth FM radio. The media reports here had claimed that Wigneswaran, a political fresher, had won the nod over the political veteran Mavai Senathirajah as the former judge was favoured by India. Asked how he would reconcile his entering politics when his role was in the judiciary, Wigneswaran said he was convinced to enter politics after persistent requests to do so.