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Government has always taken care of the welfare and aspirations of our Tamil brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka: PM Modi Narendra Modi
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Government has always taken care of the welfare and aspirations of our Tamil brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka: PM Modi

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 16 Feb 2021, 12:20 am

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his Government has always taken care of the welfare and aspirations of Tamil 'brothers and sisters' in Sri Lanka.

Modi is the only Indian Prime Minister to visit Jaffna.

The resources provided by this Government for Tamils have been much more than in the past.

The projects include:Fifty thousand houses for displaced Tamils in North-Eastern Sri Lanka. Four thousand houses in the plantation areas.

"On the health side, we financed a free ambulance service which is widely used by the Tamil community," Modi said during his visit to Tamil Nadu to launch several projects.

A hospital has been built in Dickoya.To boost connectivity, the railway network to Jaffna and to Mannar is being re-built.

Flights have been established from Chennai to Jaffna.

India has built the Jaffna Cultural Centre which will open soon.

“The issue of Tamil rights has also been taken up by us consistently with Sri Lankan leaders. We are always committed to ensuring that they live with equality, justice peace and dignity,” said the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister also assured that the Government will always protect the rightful interests of fishermen and has always ensured early release whenever fishermen are apprehended in Sri Lanka.

More than sixteen hundred fishermen have been released during the tenure of the current Government and there is no Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody.

Similarly, three hundred and thirteen boats have also been released, informed the Prime Minister.

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