On the last day of his three-day Sri Lanka visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurated the signalling system of the Maho-Anuradhapura railway line. India is helping Sri Lanka on this project.
PM Modi also flagged off a train at Anuradhapura Railway Station. PM Modi along with President Anura Kumar Dissanayake also visited Jai Shri Maha Bodhi Temple located in Anuradhapura. Here the chief priest of the temple tied a protective thread on the hand of Prime Minister Modi. Let us tell you that this temple is a center of spiritual and cultural importance between India and Sri Lanka.
There is a Bodhi tree in the temple. It is believed that Emperor Ashoka’s daughter Sanghamitra brought the plant from India. This tree has been prepared from it.