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SL confers its highest award for foreign head of state on PM

IndiaTimes Saturday, 5 April 2025
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake honoured PM Narendra Modi with the Mitra Vibhushana award for his friendship towards Sri Lanka. Modi, on a state visit to Colombo, was also welcomed at Independence Square and interacted with 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricketers.
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