Canberra Islamic Centre holds vigil
View(s):The Sri Lankan Muslim community of Canberra organised a vigil along with members of other faiths to express their condolences and grief over the loss of innocent lives on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.
The event was held on May 2 at the Canberra Islamic Centre with many Sri Lankans along with the Minister and staff from the Sri Lankan High Commission of Canberra attending. Local religious leaders and few prominent community members were among the guest speakers and a message from Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo was read at the event.
(L to R) Dharmapala Weerakkody (Minister, Sri Lankan High Commission), Senarath Dissanayake (Acting High Commissioner, Sri Lankan High Commission), Andrew Collins (Assistant Secretary for South Asia Region and Indian Ocean Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra), Pastor Jayantha Somasundaram, Brother Ashroff Farouk (Senior member, Sri Lankan Muslim Community, Canberra), Father Mark Croker (Representative, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn), Joy Burch (Representative, Canberra Community), Kotapula Upali Thera (Chief Thera, Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara, Canberra) and Imam Adam Conda (Imam, Canberra Islamic Centre).