Modi is synonymous with Ram-as per your Wigneswaran

 On his visit to India in the week before last, C.V. Wigneswaran, the first Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province profusely praised Modi for his political acumen and ability to work with everybody in consensus. Ever since, he has become the Chief Minister in the poll of 2013, which took place in Sri Lanka after twenty five years, he is keen to establish a good relationship with India.  Though the war in Sri Lanka is now stopped, but the remnant and the aftermath of the war are felt now also. The civil war, which prolonged for nearly three decades in the Northern Province ended five years ago, but its effect in the form of various conflicts, is still continuing.  Wigneswaran is forthwith in his statement that war is over officially, but unofficially, it has started.

No sooner, the rebellion group of LTTE was wiped out by Sri Lankan army, an election was held in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka after a span of 25 years.  Wigneswaran has expressed that there is a need of strong solidarity in his area where he is now ruling as a CM.  He visited India to attend the World Hindu Congress, organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. His whole idea is to establish a strong alliance with India, now ruling by by Modi.  But many political analysts opine that his views and attitude toward India is not very clear. The reason is very explicit. Despite his chance to attend Modi’s Prime Ministership oath ceremony in the month of May 14, he refused to do so. Because he was not interested to accompany the delegation, which was led by Mahinda Rajapaksa.  His non-participation is nothing of his reservation against India, but he is a staunch critic of Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa as he feels that he is completely failure to rule the country, namely Sri Lanka properly.  Wigneswaran justified his strategical move not to be a part of the said delegation as he was not interested to show the world that both of them are very friendly.  He also said, “Modi is like Ram and Rajapaksa is a Ravana, who exercising all his evil powers is completely downgrading the political and economical condition of Sri Lanka.”  He compares Modi as a very strong ruler and at the same time, he advocates that Modi must handle issues related to humanity with a human touch, but the same should not be deadly.

Wigneswaran is also very critical and emphatically comments about the role of DMK and AIDMK in Lanka’s Tamil community and as per him, these parties should concentrate on their state of affairs instead of poking nose to Sri  Lanka’s political conditions..  The Chief Minister does not name someone particularly except to say that these political parties of South India should not advocate much to  the welfare of Lanka’s Tamilians in his area.  It is his responsibility.  Further, he blames the President Rajapaksa to instigate the army and also the government to violate the human rights.  He condemns the presence of so much so army in the Northern Province and where the ratio of civilian vs army is completely improportionate and  abysmal. The lands after lands are occupied by the armies to set up base camps.  Even as a Chief Minister, he is also not allowed to enter in these camps without the permission of the army.  Wigneswaran is very critical of the 13^th amendment of the 1987 accord between India and Sri Lanka signed by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Lankan President Jayawardene. This amendment is the cause of all troubles in his Northern Province. Some of the places of his territory are starved and even UN World Food Program is unable to reach the people because of  stringent procedural problems.

As for Modi’s efforts to get the Indians fishermen released from the Sri Lankan jail, Wigneswaran says, “Rajapaksa wants to show his goodness to the world by accepting Modi’s plea.”

Wigneswaran says, “I am a politician by default.  I was not that interested to plunge into this field, as I was from judiciary line holding a post of judge in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court. But by the persuasion of various people and my party’s leaders, I fought the election.  In fact, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which is a formation of five different parties, won 30 seats out of 38 seats in the Northern Province.  By virtue of this landmark victory, I became the leader and ultimately elected as Chief Minister.” 

He wants that Modi should not follow the pattern of UN and must lift the ban on LTTE. He refuted the allegations cited by Sri Lankan government that giving too much power to the Tamil dominated TNA could yield the resurgence of the LTTE.  Further, he says, “This accusation is baseless as for the last five years, his area is violence free.”  In coming January’s  snap poll, as per him, Rajapaksa is going to face a very tough time as his popularity is diminishing very fast. He is of the opinion that Rajapaksa is concentrating to increase his power along with his family members and he is completely controlling the economy and welfare of his countrymen though his clout.   

He feels that Sri Lanka must elect a leader like Modi to rule their country. He is of the opinion that  time has come for a radical change, which is to be taken place in Sri Lanka, sooner or later, once it is come out of the clutch of Rajapaksa and his coterie.