"President Ranil Wickremesinghe departed for New Delhi short while ago, at the invitation of the PM of India, Shri Narendra Modi to attend his swearing-in ceremony, scheduled for this evening," Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry said in a post on X.
PM-elect Narendra Modi signed the visitor's book after laying a wreath at the National War Memorial ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, to be held on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
As Narendra Modi is set to take oath as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time on Sunday at 7:15 pm, his supporters offered prayers at a temple in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
PM Modi is set for a third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) emerging victorious in the parliamentary elections.
Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar expressed his happiness over Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's re-election for a third consecutive term, saying it is the happiest moment for all of us and India.
As the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) gears up for a third term under the leadership of Narendra Modi, former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar said on Sunday that the people will not get a chance to complain in this term as well.
As stringent security measures come into play on the day of the swearing-in-ceremony of the Prime Minister, the Delhi traffic police officials has advised the public to go through their advisory due to some diversions on the significant day.
Ahead of his oath-taking as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Sadaiv Atal in Delhi on Sunday morning.