President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that a special day will be designated in October to celebrate the cultures, traditions, and values of all ethnicities in Sri Lanka.
He made this statement while addressing a meeting in Valvettithurai, Jaffna.
“Tamils, Sinhalese, Buddhists, Catholics, and Muslims. Don’t we all want a day to celebrate together?”
“We have planned to celebrate a grand national festival in October by bringing together the cultures, foods, lifestyles, and clothing of all these communities,” he said.
Addressing the gathering, Dissanayake added: “Even if we are distant, it is not good to let our children remain distant. Even if our generation waged war, we will not allow our children’s generation to wage war.”
“We will make this state a state where all the children of the North, South, and East will unite.”
The President further revealed that students in schools with less than 300 children will be provided with an allowance of Rs. 6,000 for their stationery and school equipment needs.
