President Dissanayake pays last respects to Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siri Wimala Thera

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (20) visited the Rajopawanaramaya Temple in Gatambe, Kandy, where the remains of Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siri Wimala Thera are lying, and paid his last respects.

Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siri Wimala Thera, Anunayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya and Chief Incumbent of the Rajopawanaramaya Temple in Gatambe, Kandy, passed away. The President subsequently expressed his deepest condolences to the Maha Sangha and the temple’s Dayaka Sabha, who are mourning the passing of the Thera.

Central Province Governor and Consultant Physician Dr Harsha Suranga Fernando, Kandy District Secretary Indika Udawatta and several others were also present on the occasion.