Tiruchirappalli, June 18 -- Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and Member of Parliament Rauff Hakeem expressed hopes for development under the new TVK-led government in Tamil Nadu, underscoring the importance of Indian investments in Sri Lanka's economy.

Addressing the reporters at Tiruchirappalli Airport on the recent political developments in Tamil Nadu, Hakeem said that a new government has assumed office in the state and that a different political alliance, which was previously not in power, had secured an unexpected and significant victory.

"Such periodic changes in government are healthy for democracy. We hope the new administration will take Tamil Nadu to the next stage of development from where the previous government left ...