Mahinda rajapaksa News

Toronto - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa attended Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this week. The Sri Lankan leader was warmly welcomed by the British establishment, but Tamils across the globe are protesting his attendance.

Toronto - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit the United Nations next week and deliver a speech to the General Assembly. Outside of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, hundreds of Canadian Tamils protested his presence at the UN.

New York - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to address the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York. The National Council of Canadian Tamils has announced that it will stage a massive rally opposing his visit.

Colombo - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed a commission to investigate what transpired in the 26-year civil war and how to make sure the country does not return to the same conflict.

Colombo - Leaders of the Sri Lankan Tamil National Alliance (TNA) party will meet with President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday to discuss the ethnic issue, the north region of Sri Lanka and resettlement subjects.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won his re-election bid on Wednesday by winning nearly 58 per cent of the vote and crushing his main political rival, former General Sareth Fonseka.

In a major offensive that has been going on for past several moths, the Sri Lankan armed forces have reportedly entered in the headquarters of LTTE. The casualties on both sides are reported to be high.