Sri Lanka, March 29 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed his gratitude to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government of India for the support extended to Sri Lanka amidst the ongoing energy crisis.

President Dissanayake confirmed he spoke to the India Prime Minister a few days ago about the fuel supply disruptions Sri Lanka is facing due to the Middle East conflict.

The President in post on X (formally X) stated that, "Grateful for India's swift support. 38,000 MT of fuel arrived in Colombo yesterday. My thanks also to EAM @DrSJaishankar for his close coordination."

A combined shipment of 38,000 metric tons of diesel and petrol arrived at the Colombo Harbour from India yesterday (28).

The Indian High Commiss...