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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 27, 2020, spoke to Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, to congratulate him on having completed 50 years since his first entering the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Modi recalled Rajapaska’s contributions to the development of Sri Lanka in his long political career and wished him all the best for his future.
PM Modi also conveyed his condolences at the sudden and untimely demise on May 26, 2020, of Arumugan Thondaman, a prominent leader of the Indian-Origin Tamils in Sri Lanka. He recalled the role that Thondaman had played in taking forward the development partnership between India and Sri Lanka, according to a PIB release.
The two leaders discussed the health and economic impact of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the measures being taken in the two countries to counter them. Prime Minister Modi assured Rajapaksa that India stands ready to extend all possible support to Sri Lanka during this challenging time.