In an apparently unscheduled, late night meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on Thursday.
The meeting was at the ex-president's request, Indian High Commisioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu told reporters here.
The meeting comes ten days after a parliamentarian close to Mr. Rajapaksa called for a black flag protest around Mr. Modi's visit. Mr. Rajapaksa has earlier blamed India for his defeat in the January 2015 presidential polls, but in a recent media interview said that he admired Mr. Modi.
