Fact Check: False claims go viral about Sri Lanka-India Connectivity Project

Pakistan-based accounts have shared a claim about India—Sri Lanka relations. An account named Tactical Tribune claims that Sri Lanka has rejected India’s proposal to build a land‑based transport corridor. Sri Lanka says it can become a security threat.

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Upon investigation, DFRAC found the claim to be misleading. During the investigation, we found the media report by UNI dated 18 April, which stated, Sri Lanka has turned down India’s proposal for the construction of a land connectivity project linking the two countries via road and rail-bridge, stating that it was not yet ready for land connectivity, a media report said.
The proposal was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumar Dissanayake, when the two met in Colombo earlier this month, the Daily Mirror reported…| read more on DFRAC