Issuing a Deepavali greeting message, Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya stated that everyone should resolve to move forward as one motherland while strengthening diverse cultural bonds.
The Prime Minister also pointed out that this festival is an ideal opportunity to further consolidate mutual understanding, reconciliation and cooperation among communities.
Key Points
- Prime Minister issues a special congratulatory message on Deepavali.
- States that this is a great opportunity to affirm mutual understanding and reconciliation.
- Wishes a day filled with joy and peace to Hindu devotees in Sri Lanka and across the world.
Dispelling darkness with light
The Prime Minister noted in her message that Deepavali, which symbolises dispelling darkness with light and the victory of good over evil, is a festival filled with spiritual purity.
She stated that just as lighting lamps illuminates homes, this day should be made an opportunity to dispel hatred, jealousy and ignorance from hearts and illuminate them with the lamps of wisdom and compassion. The Prime Minister further stated that such bonds are deeply important for a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country like Sri Lanka, and wished all Hindu devotees in Sri Lanka and across the world a day filled with joy, peace, good health and prosperity.
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