The meeting at India House took place just before Mr. Modi’s departure and lasted for a few minutes.

The ex-president had rejected a request by Indian officials to come to Taj Samudra Hotel for the meeting, and then agreed to meet him at the Indian high commissioner’s official residence.

During his stay, Mr. Modi had most of his meetings with Sri Lankan political leaders at this hotel.

Mr. Modi left the island around 9.40 pm, and ports minister Arjuna Ranatunga saw him off at the Katunayake airport.

Meanwhile, The Hindu reports that in a personal gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his two-day visit to Sri Lanka on Saturday with a meeting with the former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power in elections in January.
The meeting, requested on behalf of Mr. Modi by Indian officials, comes just days after Mr. Rajapaksa, in an interview to The Hindu, accused RAW of conspiring to organise the opposition against him.
The one-on-one meeting at India House in Colombo lasted about 15 minutes. Officials told The Hindu that Mr. Modi wanted to meet Mr. Rajapaksa “as a matter of courtesy”, given that “they had a personal equation after three meetings last year.” Officials declined to comment on the meeting, None of the Prime Minister’s aides were present during the meeting