Colombo, July 20: India on Wednesday rejected reports “baseless” and “purely speculative” reports that it influenced Sri Lanka political leaders on the elections of Sri Lankan President.
In a series of tweets, the Indian High Commission said”:
We have seen baseless and purely speculative media reports about efforts at political level from India to influence political leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Sri Lankan Parliament to the the post of the President of Sri Lanka.
We categorically deny 1/3
— India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) July 20, 2022
On Wednesday, the Sri Lankan MPs voted to elect the 8th President of the country to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the island nation following a mass revolt after the national economy collapsed.
G G Ponnambalam and Selvarajah Kajendram, both Tamils, didn’t cast their vote.
On behalf of the 3 candidates, MPs Harin Fernando, Dilan Perera, and Vijitha Herath observed the counting which began shortly after the voting concluded.
With UNI Inputs…
