Interim governing body set up to run India-built Cultural Centre in Jaffna

An interim governing body, comprising senior officials, local body representatives, artistes and professionals, has been set up to run the India-built Jaffna Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province.

Issuing a statement on Monday (September 21, 2026), the Indian High Commission in Colombo said a Trust was formally established on September 18, 2026, to administer and manage the Jaffna Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre. Terming the move “a decisive step” in operationalising the facility, the High Commission said the Trust will act as an interim governing body, providing administrative and financial autonomy for the Centre’s “sustained operations”. The Trust, the statement said, is “an effective transitional mechanism” aimed at building institutional capacity to help the Centre become operational with financial self-sustainability, until it is handed over to the Municipal Council of Jaffna.