He added that Colombo and New Delhi should get together and work in future, and Sri Lanka is now booming to get an economic reshuffle.
While speaking to ANI, Sri Lankan MP V Radhakrishnan said, “The two countries have a good relationship because of tourism… Sri Lanka depends on tourism. 60 per cent of the people come from India. Sri Lanka is now booming to get economic reshuffle. The two countries should get together and work in future, especially in tourism.”
Indian tourists have consistently topped Sri Lanka’s arrival charts — 3,02,844 or 20 per cent of total arrivals in 2023. In a bid to encourage tourism and revive the island’s crisis-hit economy, Sri Lanka waived visa fees in October 2023 for tourists from India and six other countries — China, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan.
On the Kumbhabhishekam taking place, the Sri Lankan MP said, “After eight years, the temple should be renovated and the Kumbhabhishekam should be performed… In…
