For the first time ever in its 57-year history, since its founding by the late S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decides to commemorate its anniversary today September (2) on a religious note.

Veteran trade unionist and senior Vice President of the SLFP, Governor Alavi Mowlana told The Island said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the President of the SLFP had decided that the Party’s anniversary should be commemorated throughout the country on a religious note, with pahan poojas and Bodhi poojas.

He said that the main ceremony would be held at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihare with religious ceremonies also at the Dawatagaha Mosque, Christian Churches and Kovils where merit would be invoked on members of the security forces and police who had sacrificed their lives in discharging their duties to safeguard the territorial integrity and sovereignty of their motherland.

Further, blessings would be invoked on the members of the security forces and the police engaged in liberating the country from the LTTE terrorists.