The Northern Province’s governor, Major General Chandrasiri, has warned the TNA to abide by the constitution and national policy of Sri Lanka, according to state-owned Daily News.

"Acting against the Constitution, the Tamil National Alliance has prepared budget proposals to initiate departments in the Northern Province at their inaugural budget. I made a note that they can only establish Authorities in the Province according to the Constitution,” he said.

"I had to tell them that they are expected to uphold the Constitution and the National Policy as the councillors. They have attempted to set up a department of housing and a department of transport. There are some administrative units and structures which require the approval of the President, the governor and the Chief Minister of the Province,

"I told them that they can only set up Authorities for the subject of Transport and Housing. Their main focus of the budget debate was to get a civilian governor for the Northern Province, saying that this Governor should be a person with no military background,

"Civil or military, the Governor of the Province functions according to the Constitution. It appears they will be pleased to have a governor who does not have any knowledge about the Provincial Council system who would say "Yes" to anything they say," said the Major General.