The Union Government will hold an all-party meeting on the current Sri Lanka situation after Tamil Nadu-based DMK and AIADMK asked it to intervene in the neighbouring country and safeguard the interest of the country's Tamil population.
The meeting will be chaired by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, said Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
During an all-party meeting convened on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the DMK and AIADMK demanded that India intervene in Sri Lanka which is facing a debilitating economic crisis. Talking to reporters after the meeting, NDA constituent DMK leader M Thambidurai said India should intervene to resolve the crisis in Sri Lanka. Party leader TR Baalu also demanded India's intervention in addressing the situation confronting the island nation.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in seven decades, with a severe foreign exchange shortage hampering the import of essentials including food, fuel, and medicines.
The economic crisis also sparked a political crisis in the country after a popular uprising against the Government.
In response to the concerns on the alarming situation in the island nation, Joshi said the Government will hold an all-party meeting on the current Sri Lanka economic crisis on Tuesday.