Nena Guna Weduma : Sisu Diriya:

A resounding success in North

Nena Guna Weduma : Sisu Diriya was held in Kilinochchi recently to mark President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s swearing-in, which heralded a new era to the youth who suffered immensely at the hands of LTTE terrorism.

Each year in the last week of November the LTTE’s so-called, Mahaveerar Week’ partended horror to the youth. It was a trail of suspense, and fear for the reluctant youth.

Nena Guna Weduma opened new vistas to students, particularly school prefects from about 500 schools in the area. It was a training camp which blazed a trail of new activities such as creating a new culture in their schools, adding a new dimension to the promising youth and increasing efficiency and productivity apart from promoting spiritual and mutual development.

Lectures, multiple activities such as sports, group discussions, yoga practices and meditation, documentary films and new productivity techniques, became a novel experiment to the participants.

The success of the event was due to the continued efforts on the part of Security Forces, Police, Northern Governor’s office and Kilinochchi District Secretary.

That the youth defied torrential rains in their enthusiasm to express their solidarity, was commendable.

The sports meet at the Kilinochchi Hindu College grounds which reasserted the ethnic and religious solidarity added lustre to the grand finale.

The Presidential Secretariat, presidential Social Development Office and Nena Guns Weduma, the social activists were fully committed to make the event a reality.

Presidential Social Development Director Nandana Wijesinghe, Kilinochchi District Secretary, Rupawathie Ketheeswaran, Productivity Consultant Lal Fonseka, Attitudes Development Trainers, Mohan Palliyaguru, Sabir M. Hassim and Neil Salpottawala and local administrators, Directors of education and School Principals participated.

	Lectures in progress
	A talent contest
	A Bharatha Natyam item