Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed the naming of a cultural centre, built with Indian assistance in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna, as ‘Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre’. Thiruvalluvar was an Indian poet and philosopher.
Taking to micro-blogging website X, he said: “Welcome the naming of the iconic Cultural Center in Jaffna built with Indian assistance, as ‘Thiruvalluvar Cultural Center’.”
“In addition to paying homage to the great Thiruvalluvar, it is also a testament to the deep cultural, linguistic, historical and civilisational bonds between the people of India and Sri Lanka,” he added.
