PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Inaugurate Stadium in Jaffna

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi-Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena jointly inaugurated a stadium, which was recently renovated by India, in Jaffna today. PM Modi joined event through video conferencing.

Some 8000 people also joined the event at Duraiappah Stadium where a yoga demonstration was also organised to mark the International Yoga Day, which is on June 21. In 2014, the United Nations had declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day.

The stadium, named in honour of former mayor of Jaffna late Alfred Thambirajah Duraiappah, has been recently renovated by India at a cost of over Rs 7 crore. This will be the first major stadium at the renovated stadium.