Indian PM Modi has said that India supports democracy and stability in Sri Lanka

Noting Sri Lanka was passing through difficult times, Mr. Modi, who was in Chennai to inaugurate and lay the foundation for several schemes involving an investment of over ₹31,000 crore, said “As a close friend and neighbour, India is providing all possible support to Sri Lanka.

India has also spoken strongly in international fora on the cause of giving economic support to Sri Lanka, the Indian Prime Minister said.

While he did not react to Mr. Stalin’s statement (who spoke earlier) that “this was the right time to retrieve Katchatheevu [an island given by India to Sri Lanka decades ago], the Prime Minister said many Indian organisations and individuals have sent assistance for their brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka, including the Tamils in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Modi did not make a mention of the material aid which was sent by the Tamil Nadu government to Sri Lanka through the Ministry of External Affairs recently.