Manmohan
won't come for Feb 4 celebrations
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh will not attend Sri Lanka's
Independence Day celebrations on February 4,
The Sunday Leader learns.
The Government earlier
extended an official invitation to the
Indian Prime Minister to be the Chief Guest
at the 60 years of independence celebrations
in Colombo.
The Sunday Leader learns
however that due to the escalating violence,
the abrogation of the Ceasefire Agreement
and the failure of the Government to submit
a viable political package to resolve the
ethnic conflict has prompted the
postponement of a possible visit by the
Indian Prime Minister.
The Government two weeks back
asked former National Heritage Minister
Anura Bandaranaike to vacate his official
premises, 'Visumpaya' to house the Indian
Prime Minister. Indian authorities however
had informed Bandaranaike the Prime Minister
will not stay at the Visumpaya even if he
were to visit Sri Lanka on an official
visit.
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