Consulate General of India
Hambantota
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Press Release
 
77^th  Independence Day of India celebrations in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Consulate General of India, Hambantota celebrated the 77^th  Independence Day of India on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the Consulate premises in Hambantota with great patriotic zeal and fervor. The event commenced with the hoisting of the National Flag by Consul General Shri Dipin P.R followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Thereafter, the Consul General read out the text of Hon’ble President Smt.  Droupadi Murmu’ s address to the nation on the eve of the Independence Day.

2.         Many distinguished personalities, including, The Clergy, District Secretary, General Officer Commanding of 12th Division at Hambantota, Commanding officer of Weeravila Air force Base, , Assistant Superintendent of Police, Hambantota,  Head Quarters Inspector of Hambantota,  Senior Government officials, officials from Hambantota Chamber of Commerce, representatives of banks,  hospitals etc. participated in the flag hoisting ceremony.

3. This year’s Independence Day celebration is a culmination of ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ initiative, a global campaign to commemorate 75 years of a progressive and self-reliant India. Since 2022, India has embarked on a journey of 25 years of India’s transformative growth – ‘AmritKaal’ - to make India a developed nation by 2047. Members of the Indian community enthusiastically celebrated this Independence Day by participating in the ‘HarGharTiranga’ campaign, as well as by recounting the stories of growing up in India and paying tributes to the motherland under the ‘MeriMaatiMeraDesh’ campaign.