Sri Lankan lawmaker asks Modi to intervene in Tamil man's case — The Hindu
According to The Hindu, on September 19, Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker Mano Ganesan called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to appeal to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the case of Tamil youth Anoyan Sivaraza in Saudi Arabia.
The lawmaker's appeal
Ganesan, the leader of the Tamil Progressive Alliance, asked the Sri Lankan president to secure the Indian prime minister's intervention in Sivaraza's case. The publication reports that the youth from the Tamil minority is undergoing legal proceedings in Saudi Arabia.
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Family statement
Anoyan Sivaraza is a Sri Lankan citizen. His family said that he was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over a social media post that, according to them, was deemed to contain blasphemy.
Ganesan's appeal was made on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The source does not provide details of the legal proceedings, the content of the post, or the response of the authorities of Sri Lanka, India, or Saudi Arabia.
