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Colombo-Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lankan presidential election, Rajapaksa defeated Premadasa by more than 13 lakh votes,He will succeed for a 5 year term

Gotabya Rajapaksa wins Srilanka presidential poll
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, set to be Sri Lanka's new president, was the de facto military chief who crushed Tamil guerrillas a decade ago, making him a revered figure among the Sinhalese majority and the powerful Buddhist clergy.

Dubbed the "Terminator" by his own family, the 70-year-old retired lieutenant-colonel secured victory in the election by promising to fight corruption and make Sri Lanka safe seven months after Islamist extremist attacks killed 269 people.

 Raja Paksa's victory is expressed as great joy in Pakistan as his elder brother is considered a close friend of Pakistan while against India and United states. Gotabaya is likely to nominate his elder brother as prime minister. 

In September, just days before Pakistan was all set to host Sri Lankan cricket team, ending a long drought of international cricket in the country, a terror threat alert issued by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Office put the tour in jeopardy.

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The Sri Lankan Cricket authorities had decided to reassess the security situation after receiving warning from the PM Office that the visitors could be targeted by terrorists in Pakistan.

The development had sent alarm bells ringing in Pakistan, which made foolproof security arrangements for the Sri Lankan cricket team.

span style="letter-spacing: 0.19px;">Against this backdrop, the just concluded elections in Sri Lanka were important — both for Pakistan as well as for India.