Last modified on: 1/11/2010 8:28:52 AM

President Receives warm welcome in Batticaloa The Ghandi Square in the Batticaloa City witnessed the largest ever gathering as President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed the Eastern People last evening (Jan 10). Following his visit to Jaffan earlier on the day, President Rajapaksa came to Batticaloa to participate for two more election rallies organised by Tamil and Muslim political parties supporting the President. The president received a warm welcome by tens and thousands of people thronging on the roadsides to greet him. Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan presented a memento to the President to mark the occasion. Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan was also present at the meeting. Later, President Rajapaksa addressed a large gathering of the Muslim community in Kattankudy. Eastern Provincial Council Minister A.L.M. Hisbulla welcomed the President at the rally. All regional politicians representing Eastern people pledged their fullest support to President Rajapaksa in the forthcoming elections.