
President to leave for India for Modi's swearing In Ceremony
President Ranil Wickramasinghe is scheduled to leave for India this morning.
The President will leave for India to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for a third term.
The President will be joining the event Following an official invitation by the Government of India.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held this afternoon at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
In addition to Sri Lanka, the presence of the heads of state of Bangladesh, Maldives, Seychelles, Bhutan, Nepal and Mauritius has been confirmed.
Narendra Modi was elected to the office of the Prime Minister of India for the third time by securing 54.2% votes in the recently held general elections.