Diaspora Factor And Northern Polls
By Easwaran Rutnam
British Minister Alistair Burt, his wife and Suren Surendiran at the annual dinner and reception of the British Tamil Conservatives (BTC) in London last Sunday.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) faced not one but two situations last week where there was much discord within the party on selecting suitable candidates ahead of the Northern Provincial Council elections.
Initially the debate was if former Supreme Court Judge C. V. Wigneswaran or TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah is the most suitable candidate for the Chief Minister post.