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Sri Lanka’s UNP to mark its 80th anniversary

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sri Lanka’s United National Party will hold its 80th anniversary ceremony on September 6 at its headquarters in Pita Kotte.
  • Former President and party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will lead the event, which will give prominence to religious observances.
  • The party has invited all opposition parties and plans promotional programs through its December party convention.

Sri Lanka’s United National Party will celebrate its 80th anniversary on September 6 at 9 a.m. at the party headquarters in Sirikotha, Pita Kotte. Former President and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will preside over the ceremony.

UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said this year’s anniversary event would place religious observances at the forefront. The ceremony will begin after party founders’ statues receive floral tributes.

Abeywardena said continuous promotional programs would follow the anniversary celebrations and run until the party convention in December. He also said the UNP had invited all opposition parties to attend.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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