Statement by High Commission of India

COLOMBO: The High Commission of India in Colombo has issued the following statement:

“We have seen baseless and purely speculative media reports about efforts at political level from India to influence political leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Sri Lankan Parliament to the post of the President of Sri Lanka.

“We categorically deny these media reports as completely false. They are clearly a figment of someone’s imagination.

“It is reiterated that India supports the realization of aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka in accordance with democratic means and values, established institutions as well as constitutional provisions, and doesn’t interfere in internal affairs and democratic processes of another country.”