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Religious observances including
special Bodhi Pooja were held recently to transfer merits to
late Presidential advisor on trade union affairs and former
parliamentarian from Kolonnawa constituency late Bharatha
Lakshman Premachandra at Thames Buddhist Vihara, South
London. Sri Lanka Mahajana Party jointly organised the
religious programme with the help of United Socialist
Alliance and Lanka Samasamaja Party in London.
The Religious programme and Dhamma sermon were conducted by
the Chief incumbent of the Thames Buddhist Vihara, Ven
Pahalagama Somarathana Nayaka Thero and residing monks of
the Temple.
Members of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party headed by Deshamanya
Shantha Dissanayaka, President of SL Mahajana Party- London
Branch, members of United Socialist Alliance and Lanka
Samasamaja Party headed by Mahinda Ushettige and Bharatha’s
London friends participated in the event.
Following the religious observances, Dinner was served to
everyone.
A large number of such religious observances were held with
the participation of Bharatha’s family members, friends,
members of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Sri Lanka Mahajana
Party and large number of his Kolonnawa constituency and
Colombo district supporters in Sri Lanka.
Late ex Parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshaman who had
relentlessly championed the cause of bringing SLFP in to
power, provided a yeoman service to maintaining the winning
stream and the success of the party during the difficult
era.
However this event was openly given wider publicity in the
Sri Lankan community media channels in the UK. It was
notable that none of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party- London
members participated the religious programme. |
