The Sri Lankan problem was a big headache to the Indian Viceroy, John Villa. From the very outset he did not like King Buwanekabahu. Before long, the entire city of Lisbon got to know of this issue. The king in Portugal too began to dislike King Buwanekabahu. In the meantime, a new viceroy was appointed to India. He was John Aponso de Noronno.

It was quite literally the children's day out at the Environment Day celebrations in the British Council. The day saw them leaving their text books, television sets and video games and heading into the open to plant trees.