Prime Minister thanks Chinese Buddhists for their generous help to Sri Lankan temples and people

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said Sri Lanka is always grateful to the Chinese Buddhist community for its meritorious acts of helping the temples and low-income families in Sri Lanka. He said this at a function held at the Gangaramaya Temple to distribute dry rations donated by Chinese Buddhist to low-income families.

“By such meritorious acts, the Chinese people prove that they are Kalyana Mithras (True Friends) who stand by you at times of happiness as well as during difficulties,” he said. He thanked Ven Kirinde Assaji Thera, Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and the Sri Lanka – China Buddhist Friendship Society for organizing this meritorious deed.