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Friday, March 12, 2010 - 04.50 GMT |
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The Government’s primary goal is to bestow a promising country to the future generation that is equipped with the qualifications to compete in the international arena, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
"Assuring a better education and a future for the children of Sri Lanka is the responsibility of everyone. It is the school which should be responsible for grooming them as good citizens", said the President addressing the staff and students of the Helena Wijeyawardena Girls School in Kelaniya yesterday (11).
President Rajapaksa pointed out that the improvement of a school lies on the staff members including the Principal, the Parents as well as the past pupils. It is of no use simply having buildings, he further said.
He said he is inclined towards to assuring such quality education and strengthening it.
President Rajapaksa also visited the Rajamaha Vihara in Kelaniya and the environs. The President had a discussion with the Chief Incumbent of the Vihara, the Ven. Prof. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkitha thera.
Thereafter, he paid a courtesy call on the Ven. Welamitiyawe Kusaladhamma thera, the Chief at the Vidyalankara Pirivena in Peliyagoda.
The President also declared opened the Uthpala-Warna Sri Vishnu Deva Mandiraya at Bulugaha Junction in Kelaniya where the Uthpala-Warna statue brought from India is placed. The President also planted a sapling at the premises.
The President met the people of the Kiribathgoda Junction and the Thorana Junction and had cordial discussions. Political representatives of the area were present.
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