Wigneswaran expects Jayalalithaa to do good for Northern Tamils

20 May, 2016

Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran expects re-elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram?to do good for the Northern Tamils.

In a message congratulating?Jayalalithaa on her victory at the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls held this week,?Wigneswaran said that the Northern Tamils are joyous over her re-election as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.

He said her re-election shows the faith the Tamil Nadu people have in her.

During her election campaign,?Jayalalithaa vowed to retrieve Katchatheevu island ceded to Sri Lanka and restore the traditional fishing rights of Tamil Nadu fishermen in Palk Bay.

Jayalalithaa also?assured dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils living for years in Tamil Nadu. (Colombo Gazette)

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