Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attended the event.

"The iconic Jaffna Cultural Center was dedicated to the people today in the gracious presence of President H.E @RW_UNP,Minister@Murugan_MOS
,High Commissioner,Hon.Ministers Vidura Wickramanayake, Douglas Devananda,Kadar Masthan,several MPs& dignitaries from all walks of life," tweeted Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka.

The centre's foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2015.

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan attended the event.

The official Twitter page of the Indian Minister posted: "Under the leadership of Hon. PM Shri @narendramodiJi, who always emphasised that 'Sri Lanka is our constitutional twin', Hon. MoS Shri@Murugan_MoSJi along with Hon. President of Sri Lanka Sri@RW_UNPJi, inaugurated the “Jaffna Cultural Centre” in Sri Lanka."