President pays last respects to Ramanna Maha Nikaya Anunayake

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (20) paid his last respects to the Anunayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya and Chief Incumbent of the Rajopawanaramaya Temple, Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siri Wimala Thera.

The President visited the Rajopawanaramaya Temple in Gatambe,Kandy, where the remains of the Thera are lying, and paid his last respects. He expressed his deepest condolences to the Maha Sangha and the temple's Dayaka Sabha, who are mourning the passing of the Thera.

Central Province Governor and Consultant Physician Dr Harsha Suranga Fernando, Kandy District Secretary Indika Udawatta and several others were also present during the visit.

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