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    Colombo denounces state of Emergency 26 August 2011

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the end of the country’s 28-year state of emergency Thursday, saying the country had not experienced a single act of terrorism since the end of a savage civil war in 2009. The President said...

    Keywords: Colombo news, LTTE, denounces state of emergency, Christopher Elms

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    Sri Lankan President, 09 February, lankan first citizen visits tirumala, Rajapaksa

    Lankan First citizen visits Tirumala! 09 February 2013

    The temple town wore a celebrity look, decorated to welcome the first citizen of the neighboring island nation. Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the temple town in the early hours, along with his family. He was accompanied by huge...

    Keywords: Lankan first citizen visits Tirumala, tirumala, Tirupati, 09 February

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    mk stalin, katchi leader, dmk leader mk stalin arrested, Rajapaksa

    DMK leader MK Stalin arrested 05 March 2013

    DMK leader MK Stalin was arrested with over 1000 others from his party who have picketed the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission protesting against the war crimes committed by the island nation today on Tuesday. Big names from the party...

    Keywords: prabhakaran, tamil eelam supporters organization, sl deputy high commission, prabhakaran

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    Colombo High Court, Mahinda Rajapaksa, sl to release indian fishermen, Rajapaksa

    SL to release Indian fishermen 19 November 2014

    The Sri Lankan government has decided to release the five Indian fishermen who were on death sentence for smuggling drugs into the country. All the fisherman hail from Tamil Nadu and were reportedly detained in 2011 and this year on...

    Keywords: Indian envoy YK Sinha, Sri Lanka, Indian fisherman, Indian ocean

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    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MDMK protest against Sri Lankan President, mdmk to protest against rajapkasa, Rajapaksa

    MDMK to protest against Rajapkasa 24 May 2014

    BJP ally MDMK  will hold a black flag demonstration against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who will be attending Narendra Modi swearing in Delhi on Monday. MDMK chief Vaiko will hold the black flag protest demonstration at 10.30 AM on...

    Keywords: Quick News, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MDMK Party, MDMK Party

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    NDA government, MDMK, vaiko quits nda, Rajapaksa

    Vaiko quits NDA 08 December 2014

    Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [MDMK] has quit Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance [NDA] government, accusing BJP of acting against the interests of Tamils. MDMK called for a high level meeting in Chennai and moved a resolution to quit the...

    Keywords: BJP, Vaiko, BJP, MDMK

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    Democratic National Alliance, new political party, sarath fonseka registers a new political party, Rajapaksa

    Sarath Fonseka registers a new political party... 12 March 2013

    On Tuesday, Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka filed documents to register a new political party under his leadership. Moreover, Mr. Fonseka visited the Election Commission office and filed the documents to Commissioner of Elections Mahinda Deshapriya to register...

    Keywords: Sarath Fonseka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, new political party, Democratic Party

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    Sri Lanka Supreme Court, Temple Trees, rajapaksa lost presidential elections, Rajapaksa

    Rajapaksa lost Presidential Elections 09 January 2015

    The Indian ocean island nation, Sri Lanka will have a new president as the current head Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the elections to his rival Mithripala Sirisena. The final result of the elections are yet to be declared but Sirisena could...

    Keywords: Sri Lanka elections, Rajapaksa losses Presidential Elections, Mithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka elections

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    Nepal PM Sushil Koirala, Narendra Modi, pms of several nations arrive, Rajapaksa

    PMs' of several nations arrive 26 May 2014

    Prime Ministers of several countries landed in New Delhi ahead of Narendra Modi swearing ceremony. Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa, Nepal PM Sushil Koirala, Afghan President Hamid Karzai landed in Delhi airport this morning. Security has been...

    Keywords: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa, Afgan President Hamid Karzai, Narendra Modi

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    MDMK protest at Jantar Mantar, MDMK demonstration against Sri Lanka President, mdmk chief vaiko detained, Rajapaksa

    MDMK chief Vaiko detained 26 May 2014

    MDMK chief Vaiko was arrested as he held a demonstration against the visit of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Vaiko along with supporters have been detained after they broke a barricade and tried to move out of Jantar Mantar.

    Keywords: MDMK chief Vaiko, MDMK, Jantar Mantar, MDMK demonstration against Sri Lanka President

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    Rajapaksa, Pratibha, pratibha rajapaksa to watch finals together, Rajapaksa

    Pratibha, Rajapaksa to watch finals together 31 March 2011

    After Mohali, it is now the turn of Mumbai to attract as yet another international figure to share the viewing spectacle of grand finale of the 2011 World Cup with a top Indian dignitary, this time the President of India...

    Keywords: Pratibha, India-Lanka finals, World Cup 2011, World Cup 2011

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