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Sri Lankan president likely to attend Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | May 25, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Colombo, May 25 (IBNS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony next week, media reports said.

Modi and his BJP-led NDA registered a massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

The result of the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls was declared on Saturday.

“It is confirmed. The President spoke to Mr. Modi yesterday,” an official at the President’s office told The Hindu on Saturday.

During Modi's first oath-taking ceremony as the PM in 2014, then Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa attended it with other regional leaders including former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.

Sirisena was one of the first global leaders to wish Modi after this victory.

He tweeted: " Congratulations on your victory and the peoples re-endorsement of your leadership. Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.@narendramodi."

Congratulations on your victory and the peoples re-endorsement of your leadership.
Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.@narendramodi
— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) May 23, 2019

On Friday, he spoke to Modi over the phone and said: "It was a pleasure to congratulate Prime Minister Modi (@narendramodi) over the phone a while ago. I shared thoughts that Sri Lanka too celebrates along with the world's largest democracy, on his re-election. We look forward to work together to further develop our bilateral ties."

It was a pleasure to congratulate Prime Minister Modi (@narendramodi) over the phone a while ago. I shared thoughts that Sri Lanka too celebrates along with the world's largest democracy, on his re-election. We look forward to work together to further develop our bilateral ties.
— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) May 24, 2019

Image: Maithripala Sirisena Twitter page

# SriLankanPresident #MaithripalaSirisena #NarendraModi

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