State Minister of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure Facilities Jeevan Thondaman has held discussions with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K. Stalin.
Issuing a statement, Thondaman said he had met the Chief Minister yesterday (01) during an official visit to India.
The General Secretary of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) said the discussion focused on the ties between India and the Sri Lankans of Indian-origin living in the estate sector of Sri Lanka.
Discussions were also held on the development work being conducted for the estate community, and the new university proposed to be constructed using Indian funds for the estate sector.
Attention was also directed to further strengthening and extending the ties between the Indian Government and the new university to be constructed, Thondaman said.
Jeevan Thondaman also extended his gratitude to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin for his various proposals, including education, infrastructure, and employment facilities, announced recently for the benefit of Sri Lankan immigrants living in Tamil Nadu, India. (NewsWire)