The 51st commemoration Ceremony of late D. A. Rajapaksa, a former Deputy Speaker, was held yesterday near his statue in Tangalle. After the performance of all religious ceremonies, those present observed two minutes silence in memory of late D.A. Rajapaksa. Thereafter, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa placed a floral tribute at the foot of the statue followed by Shiranthi Rajapaksa, parliamentarians and former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa.
Floral tributes were placed at the foot of the statue by Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and Parliamentarians Sumedha G. Jayasena and Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene. Students of several schools in Tangalle joined the commemoration ceremony by placing floral tributes at the foot of the statue. Southern provincial Council’s Leader of the House Somanwansa Kodagoda and Provincial Councillor Kapila Dissanayake adorned the D.A. Rajapakse statue with the symbolic Kurahan (finger millet) garland.
Pictures by Sanath Gamage
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