Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Italy visit sparks controversy
The Hindu
Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the opening session of the international symposium to be held at the University of Bologna.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Italy has sparked a controversy after the country’s Catholic church Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith claimed the trip was an attempt to “mislead” the Vatican about the probe into 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed over 270 people, including 11 Indians. Mr. Rajapaksa left for Italy on Friday morning to attend an international event to be held in Bologna, officials said. Mr. Rajapaksa is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the opening session of the international symposium to be held at the University of Bologna.More Related News
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