Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez urges Indians to visit Sri Lanka

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez (L) shakes hands with Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs John Amaratunga during a Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau press conference, in Mumbai on 24 June – AFP

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez looks on as she attends the press conference for Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, in Mumbai on 24 June - AFP

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez reacts as she attends the press conference for Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, in Mumbai on 24June – AFP

As part of wooing Indian tourists post-Easter Sunday attacks, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau held an interactive session between a Sri Lankan delegation and the key players of travel trade in western India at the ITC hotel, Mumbai. The event was graced by Jacqueline Fernandez, a popular Sri Lankan actress in Bollywood who urged Indian people to visit Sri Lanka. “Sri Lanka is my homeland. I have spent some of my most beautiful and fondest memories and holidays over there. It is absolutely safe to go back there right now. We really would love your continued support for Sri Lanka,” she said.