India “categorically” dismissed reports that it was sending troops to Sri Lanka amid worsening turmoil that has seen protesters break into both the president’s and prime minister’s residences to demand their resignations.
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka issued a statement on Monday denying “speculative reports” circulating on social media that New Delhi was sending troops to Sri Lanka to quell the nationwide unrest.
“These reports and such views are also not in keeping with the position of the government of India,” it said in a Twitter post, noting that India stood by Sri Lankans in their pursuit of national prosperity through democratic values….