New Delhi/Colombo, March 31 (IANS) Indian President Pratibha Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will together watch Saturday’s cricket World Cup final between the two countries.
Patil will fly to Mumbai, where Rajapaksa will reach from Colombo, a Rashtrapati Bhavan official said.
Rajapaksa’s spokesman Bandula Jayasekera said in Colombo that the president wants Sri Lanka to win the World Cup as a tribute to Muttiah Muralitharan who retires from international cricket after the event.
The Sri Lankan president and his three sons watched Sri Lanka defeat New Zealand to earn a place in the final.
