PM inaugurates railway projects in S Lanka built with Indian assistance
PM Modi and the Sri Lankan leader also visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple at Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the revered Mahabodhi tree.
PM Modi and the Sri Lankan leader also visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple at Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the revered Mahabodhi tree.
Announcing the award at a joint press statement alongside Modi, the Lankan president said the Indian prime minister highly deserved the award.
Upon his arrival in Colombo, Modi was received by a delegation of six senior ministers of the Lankan government, who braved rain to welcome him at the airport.