Maithripala Sirisena

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs the visitors’ book as Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena looks on, in Colombo.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena prior to their bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrives to attend the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his second consecutive term, in New Delhi.

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, second left, attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena waves to supporters during a rally held out side the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena, right, and his newly appointed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attend a rally held out side the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri La...

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, in white, walks behind Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha during an official welcome ceremony for the latter in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ch...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Sri Lnkan President Maithripala Sirisena, on the sidelines of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit, in New Delhi.

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena offering prayers at sacred golden Dwajasthambham at Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in Tirupati.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena wave to the members of the Indian-origin Tamil...

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Vice President M Hamid Ansari meeting with the President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, on the sidelines of 20th Indian Ocean Rim Association Leaders' Summit, in Jakarta, Indo...

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President Pranab Mukherjee shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Maithripala Sirisena during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Myanmar’s State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Thai Vice Minister of Foreign Affair...

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The Good Lord Sees Them All

Lord Tirupati’s benedictions leap across religious barriers. Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena and his wife Jayanthi, who are Buddhists, worship at the lord’s golden alt...

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Left to right; Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena, France's President Francois Hollande and the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, talk during the family photo s...

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting in New Delhi.

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Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena, right, holds the hands of a former Tamil Tiger insurgent Sivaraja Jenivan after setting him free during a function to mark the first anni...

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, right, and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shake hands after a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.

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When Celestial Bells Toll First, the victory in Sri Lanka, with a mandate to soothe the open wounds of sectarian ugliness and accumulated hurt. Then, the need to balance foreig...

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lankan President

Gotabaya Rajapaksa will succeed President Maithripala Sirisena for a five-year term.

Nov 18, 2019

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'Leave My Country Alone', Sri Lanka President Tells Islamic State

Sirisena said authorities were aware of “a small group” of Sri Lankans who had travelled abroad to receive training from Islamic State over the past decade.

May 01, 2019

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People Wearing Face-Masks Or Burqas Could Pose A Threat To National Security, Says Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena alleged that many Muslims have not understood the true meaning of their religion (Islam), and have confused it with traditions and customs like burqa, polygamy, triple talaq and resistance to family planning.

May 01, 2019

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Assures Hoteliers Financial Aid, Reviving Tourism

President Sirisena acknowledged during his meeting on Monday with the country's hoteliers, that the tourism and hotel industries were worst hit after the string of powerful blasts ripped through three churches and as many luxury hotels on Easter Sunday.

Apr 30, 2019

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Sri Lanka President Suspends Defiant Police Chief Over Blasts, Appoints Replacement

Jayasundara has refused to heed Sirisena's call to resign following the April 21 coordinated suicide blasts on three churches and three luxury hotels.

Apr 29, 2019

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Sri Lanka Nationals Joining Foreign Terror Outfit Cannot Be Arrested: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks on three Catholic churches and three luxury hotels, that claimed 253 lives, but the government has blamed a local Islamist extremist group, National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ) for the bombings.

Apr 26, 2019

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Sri Lankan President Asks Defence Secretary, Police Chief To Resign Over Easter Sunday Bombings

Addressing the nation, the President said he had decided to make drastic changes in the security establishment over the next 24 hours.

Apr 24, 2019

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International Stories That Made Headlines In 2018

Outlook picked some of the important international events of the year that made headlines.

Dec 29, 2018

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Sri Lanka Announces New Government After 2-Month Crisis

The 29 ministers chosen by Wickremesinghe, who is also the leader of the United National Party (UNP), were sworn in before Sirisena, according to a statement by the Presidential Press Department

Dec 20, 2018

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Appointment Of Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister By Monday: Report

Maithripala Sirisena's decision on October 26 to sack Ranil Wickremesinghe and install former Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place sparked a constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka.

Dec 14, 2018

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Maldives, Sri Lanka Calling: PM Narendra Modi Makes New Strategic Move To Win Sensitive Neighbours

To negate debt-traps due to Chinese investments, island nations Maldives and Sri Lanka could well seek and get financial assistance from Narendra Modi's government.

Jun 05, 2019

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The Gavel Holds Up Democracy

The supreme court deals the Sirisena-Rajapaksa duo a blow

Nov 14, 2018

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Galle Face Blue

The 2020 presidential polls spin a high political wind in Colombo

Nov 01, 2018

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The Subcontinental Menu

An MRI scan on a snake to Imran Khan's near-daily chopper ride to work -- read this and much more in this week's The Subcontinental Menu.

Sep 27, 2018

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The Subcontinental Menu

A famous temple in Guwahati has a 'bleeding goddess' as the deity; whosoever weds 25-year-old Geeta must swear to aid her in her quest to find her parents; read all the juicy gossips here...

Jun 14, 2018

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