High Commission of India

Colombo

PRESS RELEASE

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his gratitude

to President of Sri Lanka H.E. Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi extended his gratitude to the President of Sri Lanka H.E. Anura Kumara  Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo over a social media post on ‘X’ (formerly, Twitter).
 

2.       Responding to the President’s social media post of 04 February 2026 (Link: https://x.com/anuradisanayake/status/2019034121759248727 ), the Prime Minster said, “Gratitude to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the Exposition of the Holy Devnimori Relics at the sacred Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo. During my visit in April 2025, it was decided these relics will come to Sri Lanka, thus giving the opportunity for the people to pay their respects. Our nations are connected by deep civilisational and spiritual bonds. May Lord Buddha’s timeless message of compassion, peace and harmony continue to guide humanity.

"Link: https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2019273007383081107   

3.       Please also find the links to Prime Minister’s Sinhala and Tamil language posts at https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2019273448791687365?s=46&t=IfY25chVh5rvI-KPA7jSdw  and https://x.com/narendramodi/status/2019273804057571568   respectively.