By IANS,
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday congratulated Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his party’s convincing victory in the parliamentary elections Tuesday.
According to official sources, the prime minister called up Rajapaksa to congratulate him.
The ruling coalition led by Rajapaksa won a landslide victory in Thursday’s general election.
Till late Friday evening, the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had won 117 seats in the 225-member parliament.