Mahinda Rajapaksa  

On September 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold a virtual bilateral summit

India's efforts in rescuing its citizens and those from neighbouring countries, stranded in coronavirus-hit regions, has received appreciation. Mahinda Rajapaksha, Sri Lankan PM, took to Twitter to express his gratitude following India’s efforts in the evacuation of 36 foreign nationals from the quarantined cruise ship in Japan.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and offered prayers and obeisance to the Dhamekh Stupa.

Prime Minister said that the Rajapaksa government would take forward the reconciliation process to meet the aspirations of Tamil community in Sri Lanka which also includes the implementation of the 13th Amendment.
 

Earlier, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence secretary and brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, based his campaign on providing strong leadership on national security issues.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has named his brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna presidency. Gotabhaya had led Rajapaksa's military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) between 2006 and 2009 and won the hearts of many.
 

Give Narendra Modi his due, he managed the house way better than his predecessors. Doklam was not created in a day but he salvaged the situation. It is in his tenure that Maldives came back to Indian fold and Sri Lanka didn’t allow pro-China Mahinda Rajapaksa to hijack power

The 72-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa received the membership of the SLPP on Sunday. The party was launched by his supporters last year. In February this year, the party won two-third of the total 340 seats in the local council polls

Political turmoil in the island nation was triggered late on October 26 when Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena appointed his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister. It was opposed by Ranil Wickremesinghe, who insists he's still in charge. The two are now set to face off in parliament in a confidence vote.