NewzVille Desk
The Vice President of India C P Radhakrishna paid respects at the Kathiresan Temple and Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo today during his ongoing visit to Sri Lanka.
Vice President offered prayers seeking blessings for the shared prosperity of India and Sri Lanka.
He also recalled, with reverence, the public exposition of Lord Buddha’s sacred relics from Devnimori in Gujarat at the Gangaramaya Temple earlier this year, underscoring the enduring civilizational bonds between India and Sri Lanka.
Leaders of the Tamil community in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka and leaders of Indian-origin Tamils met today in Colombo with the Vice President, Mr. C. P. Radhakrishnan.
VP Radhakrishnan expressed that the ongoing housing schemes for Tamils in Sri Lanka, assistance for reconstruction following the Devatha Cyclone, and such initiatives are manifestations of the Government of India’s concern for the welfare of Tamils.
He also assured the leaders at that time that the Government of India will always stand in support of the progress of the Tamil community and in ensuring a dignified way of life for them.
