(MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia) "> Colombo, May 24 (newsin.asia): Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is likely to be the Joint Opposition's candidate in the next Sri Lankan Presidential election, has hailed Narendra Modi's emphatic victory in the recent Indian Parliamentary elections as a good thing for the growth nationalism and national security consciousness in the South Asian region.
"Nationalism and national security are key factors for South Asian countries," Gotabaya said in his tweet congratulating Modi.
Gotabaya, who was Defense Secretary during the last war with the Tamil Tigers, said that the people of India had endorsed Modi's focus on national security and nationalism and have seen him as the "guardian" of their country.
"National security and nationalism are key factors in India's journey towards development," the Lankan leader said as he sent his congratulations and best wishes.
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