India shoots down reports of sending troops to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
India Today
India said it was "fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery", but shot down speculation that New Delhi was planning to send troops to restore order on the island nation.
India said it was "fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery", but shot down speculation that New Delhi was planning to send troops to restore order on the island nation.
The denial came from the Indian High Commission in Colombo, a day after it strongly refuted social media chatter that former Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members had fled to India.
“The High Commission would like to categorically deny speculative reports in sections of media and social media about #India sending her troops to Sri Lanka. These reports and such views are also not in keeping with the position of the Government of #India,” the Indian mission said on Twitter.
“The Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs of India clearly stated yesterday that India is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery,” it said in another tweet.
The Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs of India clearly stated yesterday that #India is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery. (2/2)
