updated: May 07 2021, 22:05 ist
Sri Lanka s state-run
SLBC will broadcast live the chantings from a religious blessing ceremony from May 7 to 13 that is being conducted as an act of solidarity with India and help it overcome the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, an official statement said on Friday.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had pledged to Prime Minister Modi that Buddhist monks in this country would preach religious blessings to help India overcome the pandemic, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) said. It pointed out that the broadcast commenced on Thursday.
A press release said that the Rathana Suthra was recited over airwaves of
Sri Lanka Radio broadcasts religious chants to help India overcome health crisis
From the 7 to 13 May it will be broadcast live from 6 pm to 7 pm on shortwave 11905 khz, the SLBC said.Rajapaksa on April 28 wrote to Prime Minister Modi that the local Buddhist clergy were planning to compassionately recite the Rathana Suthra sacred verses to invoke blessings on the people of India, thus demonstrating the close bond and affinity between our two countries.PTI | Colombo | Updated: 07-05-2021 21:24 IST | Created: 07-05-2021 21:24 IST
Sri Lanka s state-run SLBC will broadcast live the chantings from a religious blessing ceremony from May 7 to 13 that is being conducted as an act of solidarity with India and help it overcome the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an official statement said on Friday.
Sri Lankan president writes to Modi; expresses hope that India will soon thwart current havoc of COVID-19
SECTIONS
Sri Lankan president writes to Modi; expresses hope that India will soon thwart current havoc of COVID-19PTI
Last Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 10:18 PM IST
Share
Synopsis I am confident that under your able leadership and with the resolute support of dedicated experts and professionals, India will soon thwart the current havoc of the pathogen, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in the letter.
Agencies
Rajapaksa also thanked Modi for donation of 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing confidence that India will soon thwart the current havoc of the COVID-19 pandemic.