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Posted on July 6th, 2021
Courtesy NewsIn.Asia
Colombo, July 6 (newsin.asia): A five member Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) delegation led by Mano Ganeshan Member of Parliament called on the Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay on July 6, at India House. TPA Members of Parliament Radhakrishnan, Udhaya Kumar, Velu Kumar along with TPA General Secretary Chandra Schaffer were present during the meeting. The High Commissioner was assisted by Deputy High Commissioner, Vinod K Jacob and Political Counsellor, Banu Prakash.
The nearly two hour long meeting saw discussions on issues of mutual interest and contemporary relevance that also affected the Indian Origin Tamil community of Sri Lanka.