Singh absence at CHOGM 'a big loss' - UNP

Sri Lanka's main opposition party, the UNP, bemoaned the absence of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting, calling it a 'big loss'.

Speaking to reporters, United National Party (UNP) general secretary Tissa Attanayake said,
“This is a big loss, because if our relationship with our neighbour appears to breakdown, no one can say it will be a good thing,”
The announcement comes after UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe announced he would be 'boycotting' CHOGM, but would still take part in the inauguration ceremony.

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