Buddhabhivandana Bhakthi Geetha

The 'Buddhabhivandana' Vesak Bhakthi Geetha programme organised by the Mass Media and Information Ministry and its affiliated institutions was held at the premises of the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo on Saturday and Sunday.

Mass Media and Information Acting Minister and Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge, Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary W B Ganegala and state officials were among those present.

Bhakthi Geetha troupes of the Presidential Secretariat, Media Ministry, Information Department, Government Press, ANCL, SLBC, ITN, State Printing Corporation, Television Training Institute Selacine, Lankapuvath and the Sri Lanka Press Council added colour to the programme by rendering Vesak Bhakthi Geetha alongside veteran artistes, Prof Sanath Nandasiri, Prof Amara Ranatunge, Dr Victor Ratnayake, Dr Dayaratne Ranatunge, Visharada Edward Jayakody, Sunil Edirisinghe, Somatillake Jayamaha, Ishaq Baig, Janaka Wickremasinghe, Visharada Charitha Priyadarshanee Pieris, Visharada Pradeepa Dharmadasa and Visharada Mangalika Tennakoon. Music was provided by the SLBC band, Dinesh Bogoda and Rohana Dharmakeerthi. The programme was co-ordinated by Saman Dissanayake of the Presidential Secretariat in collaboration with Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre's CEO N Newunhella and his staff.