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Vice-President Radhakrishnan arrives in Sri Lanka for two-day visit

Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived in Colombo on Sunday morning for a two-day visit to strengthen civilisational and people-to-people ties between the two countries. He was accompanied by a 49-member delegation and was received at Bandaranaike International Airport by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and other dignitaries.

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The arrival underscores bilateral efforts to deepen historical and people-to-people ties between India and Sri Lanka.

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Arrival of Vice-President Radhakrishnan in Colombo

April 19, 2026

Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived in Colombo on Sunday morning, April 19, 2026, on a two-day visit to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between the two countries. Accompanied by a 49-member delegation, he was received at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and several other dignitaries.