Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaka met former Prime Miister Ranil Wickremesinghe at a dinner hosted by a businessman in Colombo.

The dinner coincided with the birthday of the businessman, a neighbour of the former Prime Minister.

Former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe, the brother-in-law of the Prime Minister, were also invited for the dinner. The businessman is known to have a cloe connections both the current PM and the former PM.

The Prime Minister was seen having a long discussion with his predecessor during the dinner.