India Tuesday tried to keep away from the Sri Lanka government led by the Rajapaksa family and promised support for “Sri Lankan people”.The day after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister, India took a nuanced view of developments in Sri Lanka, saying “will always be guided by the best interests of the Sri Lanka people who are expressed through the democratic process”.Statement of three paragraphs that carefully did not mention “Sri Lanka Government” or Rajapaksa altogether.
Also, the “democratic process” is likely to refer to the protest of peace and the possibility of Delhi’s selection, and the discrepancy of Delhi with the government’s strong actions against protesters and use of any methods that are not democratic to maintain power – such as military intervention or emergency declaration etc.
Meanwhile, the Indian High Commission in Colombo issued a rejection after the rumors in Sri Lanka that Mahinda Rajapaksa and her family had been flown to India with a helicopter. In a Twitter post, it was said: “This new high commission pays attention to rumors circulating in the media & social media section that certain political people and their families have fled to India. This is a fake and bright report, without truth or substance. The high commission strongly denies them. “In New Delhi, Arindam Bagchi, a spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs, said,” As a close neighbor Sri Lanka, with historical ties, India fully supports democracy, stability, and economic recovery. “
“In accordance with the first policy of our environment, India has extended this year alone supporting more than US $ 3.5 billion to Sri Lanka because it helps them overcome their current difficulties. In addition, Indians have provided assistance to reduce the shortcomings of important goods such as food, medicines, etc., “he said.”India will always be guided by the best interests of the Sri Lanka people who are expressed through the democratic process,” said the AEC spokesman.
This is a striking change from the May 3 statement by the Indian High Commission where it is said, “Indian economic assistance to Sri Lanka, which was established more than USD 3 billion in 2022, has played a role in handling a variety of government needs and people from Sri Lanka.” This statement, both the Indian government and the Sri Lanka people are recognized.
He also said that the credit facility of USD 1 billion for the purchase of food, medicines and other important commodities had been operating and around 16,000 MT rice had been supplied underneath. Separate credit paths of USD 500 million for the purchase of petroleum products, such as diesel, gasoline fuel and flight, have opened the way for shipping 9 shipping from various types of fuel, he said.
