NewsExternal affairs minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday promised to look into the removal of Sri Lankan Tamil leader Savumiamoorthy Thondaman's name from the name-boards of the country's government institutions. "Thiru @mkstalin - We will take up this matter with the Government of Sri Lanka," tweeted Swaraj in response to DMK leader MK Stalin's request that she raise the matter with the neighbouring country. Stalin added that Thondaman "contributed to the welfare of Indian Tamils during his tenure as Minister" in various Sri Lankan governments. In his letter to Swaraj, the DMK leader charged that "the government of Sri Lanka has miserably failed to reciprocate the goodwill of India." He accused the Sri Lankan government of acting against the Indian Tamil population.

Source: Sunday Times November 15, 2017 17:37 UTC