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Sri Lanka's national unity rally ends

Xinhua, June 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

A national unity walk, which traveled across Sri Lanka beginning last month ended on Tuesday once it reached its final destination of capital Colombo, with President Maithripala Sirisena attending the event to mark the closing ceremony.

The Ranbhumi National Rally which began from the war torn North of the island nation and successfully visited over 1,500 villages in 34 cities across the island with the aim to inspire unity among Sri Lankans through development was organized by local media group MTV/MBC Networks, National Youth Services Council and the Colombo Port City.

The Colombo Port City is a multi billion dollar project launched in Sri Lanka which is solely funded by the China Communications Construction Company Limited, making it Sri Lanka's largest foreign direct investment.

The highlight of the National Rally was the collection of bricks from all the districts in the country which will be utilized to build 'The Ranbhumi Unity Monument, 'symbolizing the coming together of the Sri Lankan people, despite their diversity. The monument will symbolize sentiments of the campaign and the desire of the Sri Lankan people to be unified as one and seeking progressive development.

President Maithripala Sirisena laid the final brick in Colombo on Tuesday in order to build the Ranbhumi Unity Monument.

Commenting on the movement, Managing Director of the CHEC port city Colombo (PVT.), Jiang Houliang stated that his company was humbled to be a part of this nationalistic movement that sought to bridge the gap in ethnic, religious and racial differences in Sri Lanka while promoting unity through development.

"The Ranbhumi Rally for Unity was indeed a pledge for peace and harmonious co-existence. This was witnessed time and again in every city, town and village that we visited. It was indeed the aspiration of the people that motivated them to gather enthusiastically to participate in every proceeding during this unity rally. It was a great pleasure to interact with the local community all around the island," Jiang said.

Speaking on the event, Group Director of Capital Maharaja Organization, Chevaan Daniel said that the rally brought together families from different ethnic and racial backgrounds and was without a doubt a heart warming and truly unforgettable experience. Endi