Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today congratulated TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay soon after he took the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

In a social media post, Mr Dissanayake said that Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu are connected through history, culture, enterprise, and enduring people-to-people ties across generations. He also highlighted strong India-Sri Lanka partnership by saying that the future of both nations hold immense economic promise and opportunity as they continue to build ever closer ties.