<span style="color: #222222;">Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will visit New Delhi next month to attend a function organised by senior BJP leader Subramamaniam Swami. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Swami is in Sri Lanka today on private visit to invite former President and met him at his hometown in Hambantota district. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The BJP MP also paid his last respect to former President's younger brother who passed away yesterday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Rajapaksha in a message termed Dr. Subramanian Swamy as a long-time friend who always had SriLanka's best interest at heart. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dr. Swami had earlier tweeted about inviting the former Lankan President to an event in New Delhi organised by the 'Virat Hindustan Sangam'. </span><br />''