PM Mahinda's Victory Offers Fresh Opportunities: Indian Envoy to Sri Lanka
Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka on August 8 congratulated PM Mahinda Rajpaksha for his party's thumping win in the parliamentary election. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, led by Mahihda, registered a landslide victory by winning 145 seats in the 225-member legislature. The High Commissioner Gopal Bagley stated that this win will offer India and Sri Lanka "fresh opportunities" to enhance bilateral engagement.