Namal Rajapaksa presents trilingual copy of Bhagvad Gita to Modi
The Hindu
The Sinhala-Tamil-English translation was commissioned by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
A Sinhala-Tamil-English translation of the Bhagvad Gita, commissioned by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka’s Sport Minister, Namal Rajapaksa, who is the son of Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, handed over a copy of the publication to Mr. Modi on the sidelines of the Kushinagar airport inauguration in Uttar Pradesh.
“The translation of the sacred text was commissioned by HE @PresRajapaksa as symbol of our people to people friendship & our cultural similarities,” said a tweet from Mr. Namal Rajapaksa, who is in India to attend the event with ministerial colleagues and nearly 100 Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa is also the Minister for Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs.

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