Sri Lankans wish for success of green agriculture policy – President

It is the wish of all Sri Lankans to see the national policy of green agriculture reach fruition, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said in his Thai Pongal Day message.

“We must achieve prosperity by adhering to a lifestyle that is in harmony with nature and based on green agriculture. Therefore, it is the aspiration of the majority of Sri Lankans to see the success of the national policy for a green agriculture. I firmly believe that this Thai Pongal season will provide much inspiration towards achieving this,” he said.

The President has said that Thai Pongal is a festival where Hindu devotees pay homage to the Sun God for safeguarding their agricultural fields and providing a bountiful harvest. He added that he is pleased to extend his best wishes to Hindus who celebrate Thai Pongal.

“It is the belief of the Hindu people that holding the Thai Pongal festival in a traditional and successful manner will bring blessings and protection from the Sun God for an abundant harvest in the future. The rituals performed by the Hindu devotees wishing prosperity would have always been ingrained in Sri Lankan society since time immemorial. All Sri Lankans who inherit a culture based on an agrarian economy look forward to Thai Pongal with great respect,” he said.