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Fact check: Has the BJP its unit in Sri Lanka?
New Delhi, Mar 09: A claim has gone viral in which it has been claimed that the BJP has launched a branch in Sri Lanka.
The claim is that the BJP launched a branch in Sri Lanka and the party appointed V Muthuswami as its leader. However this is a misleading claim. While the claim is right, Muthuswami said that the newly formed Sri-Lankan BJP has no links to India's BJP.
He
also
said
that
if
India
is
assisting
them,
they
would
inform
the
media
about
the
same.
On
March
6,
Muthuswami,
a
Colombo
based
Tamil
man
of
Indian
origin
announced
the
formation
of
a
new
political
outfit
called
the
Ilanki
Bharatiya
Janatha
Katchi
(IBJK)
or
the
Sri
Lanka
BJP.
He said that the objective of the party is to work with the government for development of eduction and sports for Tamils.
He however denied that the party had any links with the BJP in India.
Fact Check
Claim
BJP opens unit in Sri Lanka
Conclusion
There is no link with India’s BJP
