Sri Lanka, July 28 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the Colombo Literary Festival on Friday (24). The six-day festival, held from July 24 to 29, brings together a diverse gathering of local and international writers, poets, critics, academics, filmmakers, artistes and literary enthusiasts, creating a vibrant platform for dialogue, exchange and celebration of literature and the arts.

Addressing the occasion, the Prime Minister noted that the month of July serves as a reminder of some of the nation's most painful historical experiences, including the horrors that led to years of conflicts and destruction and burning of books. Recalling the burning of the Jaffna Public Library in 1981, the Prime Minister emphasised t...