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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, June 18, 2017
SAMPANTHAN TO WIGNESWARAN: IT IS YOU WHO CREATED THIS CRISIS!
Writing to Chief Minster Wigneswaran, the leader of the Tamil National
Alliance R. Sampanthan says that what is happening in the Northern
Provincial Council is a result of his unwarranted action of announcing
punitive action against the two ministers who had not been found
guilty.
Northern Provincial is in turmoil after Wignaswaran calling for the
resignation of those two minsters. 22 members of the council has handed
over a no confidence motion on the Chief Minster to the Governor of the
Province. Wigneswaran has been only gather the support of 15 members.
The governor has told media that he will ask CM Wigneswaran to show
majority support in the council int he coming days.
The letter of the Sampanthan says that ” on Wednesday the 14th you
announced punitive action even against the two ministers who had not
been found guilty. Whatever that happened thereafter was as a result of
your aforesaid action.” It further says that “unwarranted action should
not be the cause for promoting disunity and disturbing the functioning
of the Northern Provincial Council. I would urge you to take early
remedial action in regard to the two ministers not found guilty by your
board of inquiry. This would not deter you from holding any further
inquiry.”
The full text of the letter followers:
16.06.2017
Hon. Justice CV Wigneswaran,
Chief Minister Northern Province
My Dear Wignes,
Thank you for your letter of 14.06.2017 with copy of speech made by you.
I wish to state the following. The board of inquiry appointed by you
conducted investigations in respect of four ministers. The inquiry had
been concluded and their report submitted to you. Two have been found guilty and two others have not been found guilty.
You stated in the Provincial Council that you would act on the basis of the report of the board of inquiry.
You have called for the resignations of the two ministers found guilty. No one has complained about that decision.
The complaint is about the action taken by you against the other two
ministers in regard to whom there is no finding of guilt by the board of
inquiry. This action is being seen as a violation of the principles of
natural justice and unwarranted.
I called you on Tuesday the 13th to convey to you that such
action could be resisted by the two ministers not found guilty and the
members of the provincial council and suggested caution.
I also expressed concern that while you had been in touch with the other
leaders of constituent parties in the Tamil National Alliance you had
not discussed this matter with Hon. Mavai Senathirajah Member of
Parliament and Leader of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK). You have
called him later in the day and he had conveyed to you that action
should not be taken against Ministers not found guilty.
On Wednesday the 14th you announced punitive action even
against the two ministers who had not been found guilty. Whatever that
happened thereafter was as a result of your aforesaid action.
It is my view that to bring things to an end it is necessary to first
take remedial action pertaining to the two ministers who have not been
found guilty.
Unwarranted action should not be the cause for promoting disunity and
disturbing the functioning of the Northern Provincial Council.
I would urge you to take early remedial action in regard to the two
ministers not found guilty by your board of inquiry. This would not
deter you from holding any further inquiry.
Sincerely,
R. Sampanthan
Leader of the Tamil National Alliance