Gota visits South Africa, ahead of India

Sri Lanka's defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa recently undertook a 'secret' official visit to South Africa, reports The Sri Lankan Guardian.

Citing a 'reliable source' in Sri Lanka's External Affairs ministry, the news site stated that Gotabhaya arrived on the 27th October, accompanied by Vinayagamoorthi Muralidaran, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Anura Prayadarshana Yapa, Neomal Perera, Faizer Musthapa and Janaka Bandara.

The visit was supposedly time to take place before his visit to India.

More details are said to follow.

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