(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a letter to India’s new President Droupadi Murmu, said her leadership will give fresh impetus to the joint endeavours of India and Sri Lanka.
he said that Murmu’s appointment to the chief responsibility in one of the biggest democracies is testimony to the trust and confidence the Government and the people have placed in her calibre and political acumen.
Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th president of India at the Parliament’s Central Hall, Indian media reported.
Murmu was administered the oath by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana. Addressing the nation soon after taking the oath, President Murmu said that the trust and support of the people were her greatest strengths.
She is the second woman President of the country, first-ever tribal woman to hold the highest Constitutional post and the first President to be born in independent India.
“India and Sri Lanka enjoy warm and longstanding relations which stemmed from people to people interactions over millennia and I am glad that the time-tested bonds of friendship between the two nations continue to be reinforced through ever-growing cooperation and support in many spheres of strategic interests that we share,” Wickremesinghe said.
Wickremesinghe said that the leadership of President Murmu offers fresh impetus to the joint endeavours to nurture and endeavour the cordial ties both countries enjoy.
Wickremesinghe said he looks forward to working closely with the new Indian President.
