President Maithripala Sirisena hosted a special banquet in honour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in Colombo yesterday. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan, Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran, Ministers Mangala Samaraweera, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Ravi Karunanayake and A.H.M.Fowzie also attended. President Sirisena is seen greeting Indian Prime Minister Modi on his arrival. Picture by Sudath Silva