Asserting that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a “personal relationship” with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, equality and dignity, ANI news reported today. “Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made Dr APJ Abdul Kalam the President…was that not respect of Tamil Nadu? When Modi visited Sri Lanka after becoming Prime Minister in 2015, he also visited the Jaffna area and became the first Prime Minister of India to do so. “Our government under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi is committed to ensuring that Tamil Refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, equality and dignity. Hailing the culture, tradition, poets and history of Tamil Nadu, stating that Tamil language is not only beautiful and ancient but ‘Amma’ of all the Indian languages.

Source: The Nation February 21, 2021 14:03 UTC