India to support Sri Lanka in eradicating Jihadi terrorism

by Staff Writer 17-05-2019 | 9:23 PM

Colombo (News 1st): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu offered India’s full support to Sri Lanka in dealing with the common threat of Jihadi terrorism.

"On 21st Sri Lanka witnessed brutal poisonous jihadi terror in which many innocent people died including 11 Indians. India stands strongly and firmly with Sri Lankan brothers and sisters during this. Any threat to Sri Lanka is seen as a threat to India, and we will fight this jihadi ideology and jihad terror together shoulder to shoulder with you."

The Indian High Commissioner paid respects at The Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic and received the blessings of the Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Mahanayake Thero of Malwatte Chapter and Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayake Thero of Asgiriya Chapter in Kandy. The High Commissioner discussed the prevailing security situation with the Most Venerable Mahanayake Theros.