The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released a
commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said release of the
commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala will contribute towards
further strengthening the bilateral ties between India and Sri Lanka and bring
the two nations closer. He was confident that the relations between the two
countries will continue to further strengthen in the coming years to the mutual
benefit of our two peoples.
The President said this stamp release on one
of the apostles of Buddhism, once again reminds us to work relentlessly and
collectively to ensure an era of peace, stability and friendly bilateral and
multilateral ties in order to create an enabling environment for the rapid
socio-economic development of the people.
The President paid his humble
homage to Anagarika Dharmapala on the occasion and congratulated the Department
of Posts for bringing out the Commemorative Postage Stamp on Anagarika
Dharmapala who worked selflessly all his life with a missionary zeal to
propagate Buddhist ideals and to restore the glory of Buddhism.
