Sri Lanka celebrates 70 years of Independence in a grand ceremony
Sri Lanka today celebrates the 70th anniversary of gaining independence from the British colonial rule in 1948 in a grand ceremony at the Gall Face Green in Colombo, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and the participation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Representing the Britain's Queen, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and The Countess of Wessex, participated in the Independence celebrations today as Chief Guests.
The theme of today's Independence Day ceremony is "One Nation".
President Sirisena opened the Independence Day celebrations with hoisting the National Flag this morning and a two-minute silence was observed before the ceremony commenced to commemorate the patriots who had sacrificed their lives for the independence, sovereignty and terri...