PM Modi welcomes naming of Jaffna Cultural Centre after Indian poet Thiruvalluvar

Jaffna Cultural Centre has been built with Indian assistance

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 11:22 PM Jan 18, 2025 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PTI file

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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.

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