Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Uma Oya multipurpose development project is the largest since the end of the Mahaweli projects

Sri Lanka's latest news in the international scene is generated with its dealings with Iran, a nation considered as a super power in tactical ballistic missiles and UAVs. Iran's President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi was in the island on Wednesday (April 24) to declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project along with Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President of Sri Lanka.

Now, the people of this country are wondering why the first citizen of Iran was invited here for this opening ceremony. Iran has been supporting this project since 2010 with an assurance of over US$ 450 million, made back then, to get the project started. Um...