'An opportunity has come to begin a new chapter in India-Sri Lanka ties after your party's electoral victory. People from both the countries are looking at us with new hope and expectations,' PM Modi said to Rajapaksa.
The country remains under a nationwide curfew since March 20.
“I think it is better if we have General Elections. Many Cabinet members have already stepped down. I think it is more effective to have a Government where the President and Cabinet are from the same party,” he stated.
"Had I known it, I would not have left the country," he said.
This comes after Mahinda Rajapakse resigned on Saturday as Prime Minister after he was appointed the PM by Sirisena following Wickremesinghe's dismissal on October 26.
