In a significant development that could bring Congress' role into India's neighbourhood diplomacy party president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi have been invited to Sri Lanka by PM Ranil Wickremasinghe, Indian media reported. The invite to Sonia and Rahul was extended by Wickremasinghe when he was in India earlier this week on his maiden visit abroad after taking over as PM. According to sources quoted by the Economic Times the duo had responded positively to the invitation. An invitation to visit Sri Lanka had also been extended to former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh who had called on the Sri Lankan Prime minister during his trip, sources informed according to the report.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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