Viewed through the security lens, every report carries weight—because in the international power struggle, intentions are rarely transparent. Startling revelations from a Tamil Nadu–based media outlet point to a clandestine meeting in Chennai centred on interest-free banking. Among those present, the outlet reported, was a newly appointed cabinet minister from a key coalition party in Tamil Nadu. Adding to the intrigue, two Sri Lankan Muslim politicians—long-time rivals—were also seated at the table.

According to the report, the meeting was organised by a “third man,” a senior executive of a Saudi-backed international Islamic federation. This figure, reportedly under intense global surveillance for alleged links to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is said to have brokered a truce between the two political rivals on Indian soil.

The outlet identified one of the participants as Dr. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, a Sri Lankan Muslim politician and high-ranking member of the Muslim World League, headquartered in Saudi Arabia.

Who is Hizbullah in Sri Lanka?

Hizbullah is a controversial politician, businessman, and former minister and governor of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. He hails from Kattankudy, a Muslim-majority town in Batticaloa district often described as the centre of Wahhabism in Sri Lanka. It was here that Zahran Hashim, mastermind of the Easter Sunday bombings, rose to prominence. After........

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