Over 200 Sri Lankans gathered in the Consulate General of Sri Lanka to Dubai & Northern Emirates on 24th April 2019 to take part in a multi-religious function held in memory of the victims who lost their lives and in support of their bereaved family members while promoting ethno-religious harmony among the Sri Lankan expatriate community living in Dubai & Northern Emirates. The Consulate General of Sri Lanka has organized this event together with the Sri Lankan community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
The function was held with the participation of four (04) religious leaders representing Buddhist, Hinduist, Islamic and Catholic religions and the Sri Lankan community members representing those communities.
Commencing with observing two minutes’ silence in memory the victims of the Easter explosions, the functioned created a platform for the religious leaders to invoke blessings on the victims and their family members in addition to wishing sustainable peace and harmony in the island.
The community members represented four major religions of Sri Lanka also had the opportunity to voice their insights into what has happened and the importance of averting such misfortunes on the motherland in future.
Addressing the audience, Charitha Yattogoda, Consul General of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka to Dubai & Northern Emirates reiterated the importance of facing the calamity as one nation at this difficult time. Mr. A.S. Khan, Charge d’ Affaires of Sri Lanka Embassy in Abu Dhabi also spoke to the gathering and highlighted maintaining collective strength in unity at this time of grief.
In addition to the above function, the Consulate General, together with St. Mary’s church Dubai, will be organizing a special prayer service in memory of the victims of the explosions on Friday 26th of April 2019 at St. Mary’s church Dubai. All the Sri Lankans, regardless of their religion and ethnicity, are invited to take part in these prayers.
