CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 23

THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) congratulates the people of Sri Lanka for voting decisively in the presidential elections held after their massive struggle, Aragalaya.

Anura Dissanayake, leader of the JVP and the National Peoples’ Power (NPP), was elected as the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka in these elections. The victory of a Left candidate in the presidential election, for the first time in the history of Sri Lanka, is a historic occasion.

We are confident that President Anura Dissanayake would lead the country on the path of socio-economic development, progress and welfare, ensuring the rights of the minorities. We wish him all the very best in his endeavours.