PM Narendra Modi condemns Sri Lanka blasts, extends solidarity and prayers to families of victims

Following the six tragic blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday, where 129 are reported to be killed and around 400 injured, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted condemning the horrific blasts, extending India's solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka. He also shared his thoughts and prayers with the victims' families and the injured. "Strongly condemn the horrific blasts in Sri Lanka. There is no place for such barbarism in our region. India stands in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka. My thoughts are with the bereaved families and prayers with the injured," wrote the Prime Minister. Strongly condemn the horrific blasts in Sri Lanka. There is no place for such barbarism in our region. India stands in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka. My thoughts are with the bereaved families and prayers with the injured. — Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 21, 2019 He further wrote in Sinhala, his condemnation against terrorism and extended a feeling of empathy felt by India' to fight against terrorism and bring those responsible for the attack to justice' ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සිදුවූ කුරිරු ත්රස්තවාදී ප්රහාරයන් ඉන්දියාව තරයේ හෙළා දකියි. ඉන්දියාව මෙම අවස්ථාවේදී ශ්රී ලංකා රජය සහ ජනතාව සමඟ සිටියි. ත්රස්තවාදයට එරෙහිව සටන් කළ යුතු බවත් ප්රහාරය සඳහා වගකිව යුත්තන් නීතිය හමුවට ගෙන ආ යුතු බවත් ඉන්දියාව අවධාරණය කර සිටියි. — Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 21, 2019 (India strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. India is at the same time with the Sri Lankan government and the people. India should emphasize the need to fight against terrorism and bring those responsible for the attack to justice.) Earlier, EAM Sushma Swaraj had extended her help to all Indians in Colombo and shared assistance numbers for Indians in need. Explosions have been reported in Colombo and Batticaloa today. We are closely monitoring the situation. Indian citizens in need of assistance or help and for seeking clarification may call the following numbers : +94777903082 +94112422788 +94112422789 — India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) April 21, 2019 In addition to the numbers given below, Indian citizens in need of assistance or help and for seeking clarification may also call the following numbers +94777902082 +94772234176 — India in Sri Lanka (@IndiainSL) April 21, 2019 Three churches- St Anthony's Church in Colombo, St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and another church in the eastern town of Batticaloa and three hotels the Shangrila, the Cinnamon Grand, and the Kingsbury were targeted, killing 129 people and injuring over 400, as per reports. The blasts occurred at around 8.45 a.m. (local time) as the Easter Sunday masses were in progress, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.

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PM Narendra Modi condemns Sri Lanka blasts, extends solidarity and prayers to families of victims

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