{"id":66286,"date":"2016-06-20T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=66286"},"modified":"2016-06-20T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:20:08","slug":"pm-modi-dedicated-the-renovated-durraiappah-stadium-in-jaffna-through-video-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/66286","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi dedicated the renovated Durraiappah Stadium in Jaffna through Video Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66287\" style=\"width: 782px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66287\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PPN1906201616.jpg\" alt=\"The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi during the Joint dedication of renovated stadium in Jaffna, Srilanka, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on June 18, 2016. The Union Minister for External Affairs, Smt. Sushma Swaraj and other dignitaries are also seen.\" width=\"782\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PPN1906201616.jpg 782w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PPN1906201616-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi during the Joint dedication of renovated stadium in Jaffna, Srilanka, through video conferencing, in New Delhi\u00a0<br \/>The Union Minister for External Affairs, Smt. Sushma Swaraj and other dignitaries are also seen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi, June 19 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Subah Udesanak Veva, Ayubowan\u00a0Last year, in March, I was in Jaffna.\u00a0The warmth and affection that I received from the people of Jaffna is still fresh in my mind.\u00a0It was a historic day because it was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Jaffna.\u00a0Today is another landmark day.\u00a0When, once again, we celebrate our partnership with the people of Sri Lanka and with residents of Jaffna.\u00a0Today, along with President Sirisena, we dedicate the renovated Durraiappah Stadium to the people of Sri Lanka.\u00a0And, we are not alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The modern tools of communication have enabled 1.25 billion people of India and the friendly people of Sri Lanka to join us in this celebration.\u00a0Friends,\u00a0 After a wait of nearly 20 years, your applause and cheer will once again rekindle the soul of Durraiappah Stadium.\u00a0Even while we are sitting thousands of kilometres away in Delhi, we can feel the pulse of vibrancy and atmosphere of change in Jaffna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Durraiappah Stadium is not just brick and mortar.\u00a0It is a symbol of optimism and economic development.\u00a0An arena for a prosperous and healthy future for Jaffna&#8217;s youth.\u00a0It demonstrates your determination to shed the legacy of violence and pursue the path of economic progress.\u00a0Its foundations are supported by your courage and great sacrifices.\u00a0Its successful completion is a signal that you have left the past behind and are looking to the promise of a prosperous future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Excellency Sirisena,\u00a0I also salute your visionary leadership and of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe the Governor and the Chief Minister of the Northern Province in ensuring the success of this project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friends,<br \/>\nOur relations are not limited to the confines of our two governments. They reside in the rich contacts of our history, culture, language, art, and geography.\u00a0India strongly believes that its economic growth must drive and bring benefit to its neighbours.\u00a0Durraiappah Stadium embodies the spirit of our cooperation. Indeed, India&#8217;s support for Sri Lanka&#8217;s development is a promise of our friendship.\u00a0And, that it will be based on your priorities and your needs is an assurance that you can rely on.\u00a0This is what makes our enduring ties relevant to our present, as also to our future.<br \/>\nFriends,\u00a0India&#8217;s desire is to see an economically prosperous Sri Lanka.<br \/>\nA Sri Lanka where: -unity and integrity; -peace, harmony and security; and -equal opportunity and dignity.\u00a0prevails throughout the country among all its people.\u00a0Excellency Sirisena and Friends,\u00a0In about seventy-two hours from now, the world would be celebrating the second anniversary of the International day of Yoga on 21 June.\u00a0sri Lanka was among the first supporters of the UN resolution on this subject in 2014.<br \/>\nAnd, today, we have celebrated the start of the International day of Yoga with a curtain raiser from Jaffna, from this Durraiappah Stadium.\u00a0The &#8216;Surya Namaskar&#8217;, performed just a short while ago, has sent the message of holistic healthcare, harmonious and sustainable living with nature to the world.\u00a0We could not have asked for a more fitting start and tribute to the International Day of Yoga.\u00a0Excellency President Sirisena\u00a0I once again thank you; the entire leadership present on your side, and the lovely people of Jaffna for this opportunity.\u00a0Durraiappah Stadium will stand as yet another symbol of our lasting friendship.\u00a0India will walk side by side with Sri Lanka as it charts its own path to progress and prosperity for all of its citizens.\u00a0I once again convey greetings to the people of Sri Lanka from 1.25 billion people of India.\u00a0Bohoma Stuti, Mikka Nandri, Thank you very much.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, June 19 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Subah Udesanak Veva, Ayubowan\u00a0Last year, in March, I was in Jaffna.\u00a0The warmth and affection that I received from the people of Jaffna is still fresh in my mind.\u00a0It was a historic day because it was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Jaffna.\u00a0Today is another &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PM Modi dedicated the renovated Durraiappah Stadium in Jaffna through Video Link | Punjab Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/66286\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM Modi dedicated the renovated Durraiappah Stadium in Jaffna through Video Link | Punjab Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi, June 19 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; 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