Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena tweeted a message expressing his “deep gratitude” to Sri Lankan soldiers on “Victory Day” yesterday.
The message was soon removed and reposted without the #VictoryDaySL hashtag.
Previously the Sirisena government had said the day would be renamed a “day of remembrance”, rather than to commemorate Sri Lankan troops.
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