[ Thursday, 20 September 2012, 03:21.14 AM GMT +05:30 ]
Amidst ongoing protests in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa will have dinner on Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi, where the latter is expected to raise the issue of effective devolution of powers in Tamil-majority areas in north and east of the island nation.
Rajapaksa will reach Delhi on Wednesday night and then fly to Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh by an IAF aircraft and then in a helicopter on Thursday morning.
He, along with the Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonpo Jigme Thinley, has been invited by the Madhya Pradesh government for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the University of Buddhist and India Studies in Sanchi.
MDMK General Secretary Vaiko and party workers Wednesday staged a sit-in at Badhchicholi, a village in Madhya Pradesh near the Maharashtra border, after they were stopped from proceeding to Sanchi to protest the scheduled visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, The Pioneer reports.
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Political parties from Tamil Nadu DMK, MDMK, PMK and Nam Tamilar party thoroughly condemn the Lankan presidents visit towards India.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa schedule to lay foundation stone for University of Buddhist studies in Sanchi in India.
Some of the political parties stage protest against the arrival of president Rajapaksa and also urge central government not to welcome the Lankan president towards India. MDMK general secretary Vaiko has written special letter towards Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.
However Lankan president arrive to New Delhi by a special flight last evening.
Lankan president received red carpet welcome at the Indra Gandhi international airport.
Lankan president Rajapaksa schedule to meet Pranab Mukarjee at 5.00 pm this evening and also take part in tea party.
Lankan president would meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence at 7.00 pm today.
During the time of meeting both leaders would discuss about the Lankan Navy attack against the Indian fishermen in the mid sea and also about Indian sponsored resettlement activities of Tamil people in SriLanka.
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Amidst ongoing protests in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa will have dinner on Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi, where the latter is expected to raise the issue of effective devolution of powers in Tamil-majority areas in north and east of the island nation.
Norway has asked Sri Lanka to comply with �well established international rules on diplomatic immunity� after a Colombo Court ruled that the former Norwegian Ambassador and three officials did not have immunity in a huge transaction involving an NGO. [
Members of SriLanka Army continuously warn families of misplaced personals while in the military detention. Group of unidentified personals have threatened to withdraw the case filed at the Vavuniya High Court. [
The Ministry of External Affairs announced they will monitors activities of Canadian government. Previously Canada announced that they will boycott Commonwealth Heads meeting to be held in SriLanka. [
Military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya said we have rescued the body of LTTE leader from Nandikadal lagoon on May 18, 2009. He is not residing in Eritrea. [
Russia decided to donate 8 helicopters to SriLanka. [
Minister Dinesh Gunawardene met Chief Incumbent of the Malwattu Chapters Tibbatuwawe Sumangala thero today. [
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There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [