On April 21, Easter Sunday, the terrorist group NTJ had targeted Easter worshipers in Churches and high-end hotels in Sri Lanka hosting international guests with coordinated suicide blasts.
Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to acknowledge that India's decision regarding Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir's bifurcation are its internal matters.
Interestingly, the conviction comes at a time when the Vaiko was all set to return to the parliament after 15 years. Vaiko, who was once considered the political heir of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, was named the party’s candidate for Rajya Sabha by-polls on July 18.