Last modified on: 5/17/2009 4:56:33 PM

HE arrives in Sri Lanka Embracing the Motherland: President Mahinda Rajapaksa kneels on disembarking from his aircraft at the Bandaranayike International Airport on May 17, 2009 and walks into a hero's welcome on his return from Jordan. Courtesy : AFP His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has arrived in the country after a two day official visit to the Kingdom of Jordan where he participated the G-11 summit. Before stepping on the Sri Lankan soil, HE paid tribute to his motherland by placing his forehead on the ground and worshiping the land he has liberated from terrorism. Upon his arrival, he was blessed by Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu and Muslim priests at the Bandaranayike International Air Port.