Independence Day celebrations in Kandy
by L.S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI
Celebrations to mark Sri Lanka's 62nd Independence Day will be held
on February 4 beside the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy under the
patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The Independence Day celebrations will commence at 8.30 a.m., a
spokesman for the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs
said.
The ceremony will commence with the observing of two minutes' silence
in honour of all patriots who laid down their lives for the sake of the
freedom, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa's address to the nation will be preceded by
a 21 gun salute.
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka, Public Administration and
Home Affairs Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Home Affairs Minister
Chandrasiri Gajadeera, Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara, Chief Justice J.A.N.
De Silva, Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa and Central
Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka will also participate.
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