India, Dec. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of India's continued support for people in the island nation affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

India's humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka figured in a telephone conversation between Modi and Dissanayake. The PM expressed his heartfelt condolences on the loss of lives and widespread devastation in Sri Lanka in the wake of the cyclone, according to an Indian government readout.

Modi assured Dissanayake of "India's continued support to Sri Lanka under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, providing rescue and relief to distressed persons", the readout said.

Modi also said India, in keeping with its Mahasagar vision and its role as the ...