Why Sri Lanka Should Not Antagonize Jayalalithaa ?

| by Upul Joseph Fernando

( June 4, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, has been the target of Sri Lanka’s State and pro-government media since the day the results of the Indian general election were out. They jubilantly reported Jayalalithaa losing the grip she had on the centre due to the outright victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Many cartoonists in Sri Lankan newspapers also mocked Jayalalithaa. Government spokesman, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, said the non-dependence of the Modi’s Government on Jayalalithaa was a victory for Sri Lanka. The government was elated when President Mahinda Rajapaksa was invited for Modi’s swearing-in ceremony amidst protests of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.

Why Sri Lanka Should Not Antagonize Jayalalithaa by Thavam Ratna