Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly advocated the new Sri Lankan government to ensure the participation of Tamil minorities in political governance with a commitment to speed up the friendly relations between India and Sri Lanka. In a bilateral conversation with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa, PM Modi took a staunch stance on the rights of Tamils as per the Sri Lankan Constitution. In order to strengthen the friendly relations of the two countries, agreed to pay attention to the human point of view in solving all the important issues.

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According to media reports, Mahindra Rajapaksa, who became Prime Minister after the President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa came to power in the recent elections in Sri Lanka, has come to India on his first foreign trip. The warmth between the two leaders in the bilateral meeting held at Hyderabad House with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is clear that Rajapaksa will not follow the old path of a unilateral tilt towards China in this new inning of power. That is why Mahindra has also given priority to meeting Modi after his younger brother President Gotabaya selected India for the first foreign tour. Special emphasis was laid on increasing people to people level. Modi also had an open discussion with Rajapaksa, keeping the agenda of protecting the interests of Sri Lankan Tamils as a priority.

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After the bilateral meeting, Modi said during a joint press conference that we had an open-minded discussion on the issues related to the restoration of peace in Sri Lanka and he is confident that the Sri Lankan government will work for equality, justice, peace, and respect for the Tamil people within a unified Sri Lanka. Modi clearly stated that to achieve this goal, along with the implementation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, the process of re-conscription should be carried forward. The PM said that India and Sri Lanka are not only neighbors but also close friends since time immemorial. Be it security or the economy or social progress, our past and our future are connected to each other in every field.

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