India will not tolerate a military takeover in Sri Lanka and will fully support President Maithripala Sirisena to foil any coup attempt in the country, a senior minister said on Monday amid reports of the opposition warning of a military coup.
Minister of social services S.B. Dissanayake said Sirisena enjoyed good relations with India and could trust Indian support to foil any military coup attempt in Sri Lanka.
New Delhi would not tolerate a military attempt to take over power in Sri Lanka, Dissanayake said when asked about the opposition warning of a military coup, the Press Trust of India reported.
The parliamentary leader of the Joint Opposition Dinesh Gunawardena told parliament on Friday that there was a threat of a military coup happening in Sri Lanka due to government’s alleged curbing of democratic freedoms in the country.
He was addressing Sirisena who was present in the House to take part in the 2017 budget allocations.
-PTI
-Agencies
