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President Maithripala Sirisena (L), Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader R. Sambanthan participated in a pooja in the Kali Kovil in Trincomalee yesterday. Both the President and Prime Minister were in Trincomalee for the Yovun Puraya programme which concludes today.

 

 

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