Minister distributes silver coins among Lankan team (15 May 1999)
A special ceremony was held at the Royal Garden Hotel in London on Thursday to greet the Sri Lanka cricket team before their title defence which started yesterday
15-May-1999
15 May 1999
Minister distributes silver coins among Lankan team
The Daily News
A special ceremony was held at the Royal Garden Hotel in London on
Thursday to greet the Sri Lanka cricket team before their title
defence which started yesterday. Minister of Samurdhi, Youth Affairs
& Sports S.B. Dissanayake was the chief guest.
While conveying the greetings from President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga, Minister Dissanayake also distributed special
commemorative silver coins to the manager and team.
Minister Dissanayake, on behalf of the President and the people of
Sri Lanka, wished good luck to Arjuna Ranatunga and his team. He
wished Sri Lanka team all success to bring glory to the island once
more, as they did in 1996.
The Minister hosted the team for dinner after the special ceremony
attended by Manager Duleep Mendis and the entire 15-member Sri Lanka
squad.
Source :: The Daily News (https://www.lanka.net/lakehouse/)