Deve Gowda greets Mahinda Rajapaksa for winning SL general election
PTI, Aug 7, 2020, 6:10 PM IST
Bengaluru: JDS Supremo H D Deve Gowda on Friday greeted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for his party’s landslide victory in the island nation’s parliamentary elections.
In a tweet, Gowda said, “Congratulations to my dear friend President Rajapaksa for securing the people”s mandate. I wish you the very best in your endeavour to lead your country and all its people to a path of peace and prosperity.”
Sri Lanka’s strongman responded to the wishes positively.
“Thank you for your kind wishes,” Rajapaksa tweeted.
The Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) had won 145 seats and with its allies have 150 seats, a two-thirds majority in the 225-member parliament.
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