Deve Gowda greets Mahinda Rajapaksa for winning SL general election

Bengaluru: JDS Supremo H D Deve Gowda on Friday greeted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa for his party’s landslide victory in the island nation’s parliamentary elections.

In a tweet, Gowda said, “Congratulations to my dear friend President Rajapaksa for securing the people”s mandate. I wish you the very best in your endeavour to lead your country and all its people to a path of peace and prosperity.”

Sri Lanka’s strongman responded to the wishes positively.

“Thank you for your kind wishes,” Rajapaksa tweeted.

The Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) had won 145 seats and with its allies have 150 seats, a two-thirds majority in the 225-member parliament.