Sri Lanka, July 28 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa happened to be on board the same flight to the Maldives today.

The President was heading for Male on a state visit at the invitation of his Maldivian counterpart, whereas Rajapaksa was travelling there to attend a wedding ceremony.

They were in the business class of SriLankan Airlines flight UL 101 from Colombo to Male.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....