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Mahinda’s visit makes headlines for all the
wrong reasons
President
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Japan is reported to have made
headlines there, apparently for all the wrong reasons, The Bottom
Line learns.
Reports reaching this newspaper claimed that the President’s
visit has made front page news in leading newspapers and also suburban
newspapers in Japan owing to his large delegation, which included
an official and unofficial delegation.
Many Japanese language newspapers had stated that the President’s
extraordinary number was one of a kind and something unique, which
Japan had not witnessed often even when more powerful leaders had
visited that country in the past.
Several Japanese newspapers had also claimed that some members of
President Rajapaksa’s delegation had failed to get rooms in
leading hotels because they had not made bookings prior to their
departure from Colombo. The Japanese Government is reportedly sponsoring
only around 10 members of the official delegation. Sources told
The Bottom Line the state is apparently bearing the cost for the
balance delegation, apart from the business delegation, which comprised
at least 40 members.
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