Why Did Ranil Travel to India with Maithree?

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Flies to Chennai for MP Jeevan Thondaman’s Wedding

Former President and United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe departed from Katunayake Airport early this morning (21st), bound for Chennai, India. He was accompanied by his wife, Maithree Wickremesinghe, for the journey. According to airport officials, the couple arrived at Katunayake Airport in the early hours and boarded SriLankan Airlines flight UL-121 at 08:40 a.m.

The Wickremesinghes are travelling to India to attend the wedding celebrations of Parliamentarian Jeevan Thondaman, the only son of the late minister and former leader of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC), Arumugam Thondaman.

Jeevan Thondaman’s wedding is set to take place on the 23rd of this month in Chennai, India. His bride, Seethai S. Nachiyar, comes from a politically-involved family in India and is professionally a medical doctor.

The ceremony is expected to draw a host of political figures from both Sri Lanka and India. Invitations have reportedly been extended to former presidents, including Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Rajapaksa, among other prominent leaders.

Following the wedding celebrations in Chennai, Jeevan Thondaman is scheduled to return to Sri Lanka, where a public reception will be held in Colombo and at the CWC headquarters in Kotte for friends, supporters, and party members to offer their blessings to the newlyweds.