Anura Kumara Dissanayake swearing-in ceremony LIVE updates: New Sri Lankan President vows to strengthen ties with India, thanks PM Modi for his wishes

Mr. Dissanayake was sworn in by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the Presidential Secretariat; In his inaugural address to the nation, Mr. Dissanayake thanked outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe for facilitating a peaceful transfer of power