It has been reported that former President - Ranil Wickremesinghe met senior Indian National Congress (INC) leader Shashi Tharoor at a hotel in Colombo, just a day before he received the summons by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The meeting had also been attended by former Justice Minister - Ali Sabry P.C.
Tharoor - a former Indian Minister, is regarded as a key figure in the INC. It is also said that proposals are underway to field him as the INC's next Prime Ministerial candidate at the upcoming Indian general election, replacing Rahul Gandhi.
Meanwhile, it is also reported that a delegation of US diplomats was scheduled to meet Wickremesinghe on Aug. 28, although their identities and the meeting's objective remains undisclosed. Wickremesinghe himself has been tight-lipped in this regard.
In addition, Wickremesinghe had been expected to undertake visits to Nepal and India.
His Nepal visit was to attend the grand opening of a hotel, while details of the India visit have not been disclosed.
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