'ANCL fulfilling corporate social responsibility'

Dharma Sri Abeyratne and Irangika Range

The second day of the 22 Amadahara Vesak Zone organised annually by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd (ANCL) was illuminated yesterday by Acting Media Minister and Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and Sri Lanka Telecom Chief Executive Officer Greg Young.

The illumination ceremony was graced by ANCL Editorial Director Seelaratne Senarath, ANCL Director Operations Upul Dissanayake and Derana Media Organisation CEO Madawa Medawala.Sri Lanka Telecom has extended its patronage as the main sponsor. Derana Media Oraganisation is the electronic media sponsor which broadcasts the proceedings live.

The Amadahara Vesk Zone will be held until today in the precints of ANCL. Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara will open the Amadahara Vesk Zone today.

The ANCL Vesak Bakthi Gee and lantern exhibition and competition are the highlights of the Amadahara Vesak Zone.

Attractive prizes are on offer for the winners of the lantern competition.

Minister Abeywardena said that it is praiseworthy for ANCL as the leading print media organisation in the country to organise the Amadahara Vesak Zone annually.

He noted that the ANCL is fulfilling its corporate social responsibility not only by holding the Amadahara, but, also by illuminating the ancient Mihintale Stupa under the theme Mihintala Aloka Poojawa.

Minister Abeywardena thanked ANCL Chairman and Managing Director Bandula Padmakumara and members of the organisation for the utmost contribution for such corporate social responsibility programmes, such as, the Amadahara Vesk Zone.ANCL Editorial Director Seelarathna Senarath said the Amadahara Vesk Zone was held annually by ANCL even during the LTTE terror period.