श्रीलंकाई राष्ट्रपति बोले-भारत और चीन के बीच सैंडविच नहीं बनना: कहा- दोनों देशों से हमारी दोस्ती, किसी एक का साथ नहीं देंगे

Anura Dissanayake became the 10th President of Sri Lanka, replacing the incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said that he does not want to be sandwiched between India and China. In an interview to Monocle magazine, Anura said that Sri Lanka does not want to get embroiled in any political battles in the world.

We will neither participate in any kind of competition nor support any country fighting for dominance. The President said, both the countries are our good friends, I hope our partnership will be good in the future.

Dissanayake said that he would maintain good relations with the European Union (EU), Middle East and Africa. Sri Lanka’s foreign policy would be impartial.

After taking oath, the new President Anura visited a Buddhist temple. (Photo- AFP)

Sri Lanka Bank is a corrupt country Dissanayake was sworn in as President only yesterday. In the elections held in Sri Lanka after the economic crisis in 2022, he got more than 10 lakh votes than his rival Sajith Premadasa. While the former President of Sri Lanka remained in third place.

Disanayake said, “Sri Lanka is a country where banks are corrupt. We have a debt of more than 28 lakh crore rupees. My priority is to overcome the country’s economic crisis.” Apart from India and China, the new President of Sri Lanka has also received congratulations from Pakistan and Maldives.

On 23 April 2024, Anura met with Sun Haiyan, Vice-Minister of the International Party of the Communist Party of China.

From rebellion to power: Anura relaunched the party 5 years ago and reached the chair of President Anura, who hails from Thambuttegama in the North Central Province, graduated in Science from the Kelaniya University in Colombo. He joined the JVP in 1987, when the anti-India insurgency was at its peak. The party led two bloody revolts.

Anura became the head of the party in 2014. In 2019, the JVP was renamed as NPP. Anura came to New Delhi in February 2024 at the invitation of the Government of India. He met Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

In the meeting, Anura discussed bilateral relations and strengthening them. Jaishankar emphasized that India will always be a trusted friend and reliable partner of Sri Lanka.

After returning from India, Anura had stressed that ‘the high-level meetings with India should not be taken to mean that there has been any change in our party’s ‘political and economic policy’. We can gain a lot from India in sectors like information technology. We are hoping to bring about change in the country. In such a situation, we need international support. We cannot live as an isolated country, we need to strengthen international relations.’

On 5 February 2024, Anura Dissanayake met with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi.

Leaders of Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa’s parties are leaving the country As soon as the election results were announced in Sri Lanka, many politicians and Buddhist monks from Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe’s party left the country from Colombo airport. A senior official said that former minister Susantha Panchinilam left for Chennai on Saturday.

At the same time, United National Party General Secretary Palitha Bandara left for Thailand on Saturday night. Ittekande Saddhatissa left for Hong Kong on Sunday. Earlier, Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brother and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa had left on Friday itself.

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the new President of Sri Lanka. With his swearing-in on 23 September, the country got its first communist president. Anura, the son of a daily wage labourer, ousted the Rajapaksa family which had been in power in Sri Lanka for decades.

Anura’s party, which was once involved in an armed movement, has historically taken an anti-India stance. Despite being inclined towards China, Dissanayake has expressed a desire to engage with India and maintain friendly relations. Read full news here…