Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and his ‘Kick’ co-star Jacqueline Fernandez are in Colombo to campaign for President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the upcoming elections in Sri Lanka. This is the first time an Indian actor has been roped in for a poll campaign in the country. Salman and Sri Lankan beauty arrived in Sri Lanka on December 28. Salman Khan was invited to participate in the election campaign by Rajapaksa’s son Namal. Five otherBollywood performers are set to appear on stage in support of Rajapaksa. Jacqueline is a former Miss Sri Lanka and friend of younger Rajapaksa. Beset by mass defections from his ruling coalition to the opposition challenger Maithripala Sirisena, Rajapaksa is believed to have suffered a loss of popular support. The Bollywood stars are expected to boost the sagging morale of the incumbent’s campaign. Reportedly, Arvind Gupta, a BJP social media guru, is helping the incumbent in the social media side of the campaign. The presidential election will take place on January 8 as Rajapaksa called the election two years ahead of schedule in an apparent attempt to seek fresh mandate before his party’s popularity tumbles further, after dropping over 21 per cent in September local elections.