President and defence hierarchy pay obeisance to Jaya Sri Mahabodhi 18th June 2009

President Rajapaksa has said that the things the country had been deprived of during the past 30 years should be restored sans delay. He made this reference at a ceremony at the historic Jaya Sri Mahabodhi Dhamma Hall in Anuradhapura. He said the message of the unification of this country was received a month ago on a day such as this. The entire country rejoiced over this message. All people irrespective of differences carried the national flag. The President believes it was the incumbents of the Atamasthana and the people of the North Central Province who rejoiced the most. The Mahinda Chintana has given priority to agriculture and the North Central fraternity mostly benefited. The valiant soldiers have protected the motherland making sacrifices. Everyone should be united to protect this country which the brave soldiers have liberated.
The Rajarata fraternity organised the ceremony to honour the President for liberating the country from terrorism. Firstly, the President paid obeisance to the Jaya Sri Mahabodhi and secured blessings. He was joined by the Defence hierarchy. The President was then conducted to the venue of the celebrations in a colourful ceremony. It was followed by the observance of one minute silence in memory of fallen heroes. The Ven. Nugathenne Pangnananda thera presented the scroll with the honorary title Sri Weera Wickrema Lanka Deeshwara awarded to the President by the Anuradhapura Maha Vihara Sangha Council. Multi religious leaders also presented tribute scrolls to the President.

North Central Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake thereafter handed over a memento to the President on behalf of the North Central masses. Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera, Army Commander General Sarath Fonsema and Navy Commander Admiral Vasantha Karannagoda were also honoured. Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera accepted the memento on behalf of Air Chief Marshal Roshan Gunatilake. The Rajarata masses also feted IGP Jayantha Wickramaratne and Director General of the Civil Defence Force Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekra.

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