May 17, Colombo: Following a successful visit to Jordan, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in the country early this morning as a leader of a nation that vanquished the terrorism completely.

Sources at the Katunayake International Airport confirmed that the President arrived in a special flight early this morning, cutting short his visit to Jordan to mark the liberation of the entire nation from the LTTE terrorism. Most of the government ministers were at the airport to welcome the President, who was described as King Dutugemunu by the religious leaders. Following the arrival religious leaders of all faiths held multi-religious ceremonies to bless the President and the security forces early this morning.

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