People walk past a Sri Lankan national flag in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Tang Lu/Xinhua)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Planes fly over the city hall at the 73rd Independence Day parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa speaks at the 73rd Independence Day parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
The 73rd Independence Day parade is held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Feb. 4, 2021. Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with a parade held at Independence Square in the capital city of Colombo. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
(Source: Xinhua)