Addressing them as “brothers and sisters, ” he started to thank them but could not finish, for he choked up with emotion and gave way to tears. In 1997, Sri Lanka held its first trilingual district convention in a large stadium.
संपूर्ण कार्यक्रम एकाच वेळी इंग्रजी, सिन्हाली आणि तामीळ या भाषांमध्ये सादर करण्यात आला.