COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka significant its 75th self-reliance anniversary on Saturday as a insolvent country, with lotsof residents upset, nervous and in no stateofmind to commemorate.
Many Buddhists and Christian clergy had revealed a boycott of the event in the capital, while activists and others revealed anger at what they see as a waste of cash in a time of extreme financial crisis.
Despite the criticism, armed soldiers paraded along the primary esplanade in Colombo, showcasing military devices as navy ships cruised in the sea and helicopters and airplane flew over the city.
Catholic priest Rev. Cyril Gamini called this year’s event honoring self-reliance from British guideline a “crime and waste” at a time when the nation is experiencing such financial challenge.
“We ask the federalgovernment what self-reliance they are going to happily commemorate by costs a amount of 200 million rupees ($548,000),” stated Gamini, including the Catholic Church does not excuse costs public cash on the event and that no priest would goto the event.
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