President receives grand welcome in India

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in India today (15) at around 5:30 p.m via the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The President was warmly welcomed by India's Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. S. Murugan, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha, Additional Secretary of the Indian Ocean Region Puneet Agrawal, Chief of Protocol Anshuman Gaur and other diplomatic officials.

The Indian media gave significant coverage to the President's arrival. Billboards featuring the images of both President Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were prominently displayed around major roundabouts in New Delhi.

Later tonight, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to hold discussions with India's Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Doval.

Accompanying the President on this visit are Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath and Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

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Lk Sunday, 15 December 2024 09:11 PM

Our beat wishes for the success of this tour for both countries : both these countries have mutual interests in their diplomatic and trade relations and we wish both countries the best : we too need to learn a lot from India and India is growing fast in its economy and we too need to get some lessons from its success :

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Grace Sunday, 15 December 2024 09:13 PM

India is on its toes to help us when we are in trouble. Our president should use this opportunity to ask India for rice and coconut to solve the present crisis.

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Aussie Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:55 PM

Begging, begging, begging.

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PRAYERS FOR A SAFE, SUCCESSFUL VISIT AND SAFE RETURN BK HOME. Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:45 PM

PRAYERS THE PRESIDENT COMES BACK WITH MORE AID AS GRACE MENTIONS RICE/ COCONUTS AND OTHER PROJECTS ON THE CARDS OR IN THE MAKING. INDIA HAS ALWAYS COME TO OUR AID IN TIMES OF NEED AND HAS NO AGENDAS. INDIA HAS NO INTENTION OF INVADING SRI LANKA NOR USING US AS A BASE TO INVADE ANY OTHER COUNTRY.

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Sign for connectivity for pound of flesh Sunday, 15 December 2024 10:55 PM

He will be given a grand welcome, best possible exposure on TVS

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