Farewell ceremony for High Commissioner Taranjith Singh Sandhu

Colombo (News 1st): A farewell ceremony to outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu was held in Colombo last evening (Jan 27). President Gotabaya Rajapaksa graced the event. A large gathering including Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge, Leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe, ministers, parliamentarians and diplomats attended the event. The outgoing High Commissioner has been named as Indian Ambassador to Washington DC, succeeding Harsh Vardhan Shringla.