Sri Lanka's 'unqualified' apology for pic of Jayalalithaa dreaming of Modi
August 01, 2014  16:54
The Sri Lankan government has issued an 'unqualified apology' for the article that was posted on the government defence website. The article titled , "How meaningful are Jayalalitha's love letters to Narendra Modi?"

The article was accompanied by a picture of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa holding a pen and writing, a thought bubble (in the shape of a heart) with PM Narendra Modi's picture on it.

Political parties in Tamil Nadu took offence to the picture and the article. While the AIADMK raised the issue in the parliament, DMK, MDMK and PMK asked the government to demand an apology from Sri Lanka.

Within hours, the article was removed from the website. Sometime after 4.00 pm the website posted an apology. 

TN CM Jayalalithaa has now asked the PM to summon the Sri Lanka envoy.

Read the apology

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