The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 18 January welcomed the naming of the iconic Cultural Center in Jaffna built with Indian assistance, as ‘Thiruvalluvar Cultural Center’.
Responding to a post by India In SriLanka handle on X, Shri Modi wrote: “Welcome the naming of the iconic Cultural Center in Jaffna built with Indian assistance, as ‘Thiruvalluvar Cultural Center’. In addition to paying homage to the great Thiruvalluvar, it is also a testament to the deep cultural, linguistic, historical and civilisational bonds between the people of India and Sri Lanka.”
Indian Embassy in Srilanka posted that the Cultural Center in Jaffna was on 18 January renamed as ‘Thiruvalluvar Cultural Center’ in the honour of Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar. “In honor of great Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, the Cultural Center in Jaffna was today renamed as ‘Thiruvalluvar Cultural Center’ in a ceremony attended by HC @santjha, Minister of Buddhasasana.

