MR invites Wigneswaran for Modi’s swearing-in

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited Northern Province Chief Minister C. Wigneswaran to join the delegation which would leave for Delhi to attend the swearing-in of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, Government Information Department said.

The ceremony will take place Monday (May 26) evening in New Delhi. President Rajapaksa received an invitation earlier this week to participate in this event.

President Rajapaksa’s attendance was formally confirmed yesterday (May 22) through diplomatic channels and also via the President’s official Twitter account (@PresRajapaksa) this morning.

The President was one of the first world leaders to call Mr. Modi to congratulate him on his party’s landslide victory earlier this month. Soon after the call, Mr. Modi responded with a tweet to thank President Rajapaksa for his call: “It was wonderful speaking to you earlier today. I look forward to strong relations between Sri Lanka & India.”

In the phone call to Mr. Modi, President Rajapaksa expressed that the Government looks forward to working with the new administration to further strengthen relations between the two countries.

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