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Adhishtana Poojawa and Sathyakriya, to protect the Unitary State and the Motherland was held on Sunday, September 4 at Kirivehera in Kataragama, under Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, with the blessings of the Mahasangha and prominent national organizations, and, with the participation of the main public representatives of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP).
Speaking at the Adhishtana Poojawa and Sathyakriya which is being held for the 28th consecutive year, Ven. Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero, the incumbent of the Kiriwehera Rajamaha Vihara, stated that Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has done a great service to the country for a long time, especially since the establishment of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna. “I pray that you, as the second citizen of the country, will have the strength to build this country as the most suitable person to hold the position of Prime Minister and we highly appreciate your decision to accept this great burden at this difficult time with the commitment and determination to uplift the country,” he said.
Ven. Kapugama Saranatissa Thero, Kataragama Abhinavaramadhipati
explained that, “The special quality we have seen in Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena is the sacrifice he makes by supporting the existing government and the country whenever there is a disaster in the country and the people irrespective of the fact he is in the ruling party or in the opposition. It is because of his nationalism that he makes such sacrifices for the sake of the country, regardless of race, religion and party.”
“I think this quality came to him from his father Mr. Philip Gunawardena. Mr. Philip Gunawardena made great sacrifices for the nation and for the freedom of this country. Gunawardena’s generation is such a generation. At a time when this country is in a great disaster and no one is coming forward to take over the country, you came forward and took over a fire that was lit from all four corners,” he said. The Prime Minister gave a solemn pledge to protect the unitary state, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, which was safeguarded by our forefathers for several centuries. The pledge delivered by the Prime Minister to the vast gathering further promised to safeguard Buddhism, the teachings of the Buddha and the Mahasangha as it was protected by the ancestors for over 2500 years and to protect environment, flora and fauna, forest and water resources and to make the country self-sufficient.