President sends good wishes to Arjuna and team (17 May 1999)
A message personally signed by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was handed over at Lord's Cricket Grounds before the match against England, the opening encounter in the 1999 World Cup
17-May-1999
17 May 1999
President sends good wishes to Arjuna and team
The Daily News
A message personally signed by President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga was handed over at Lord's Cricket Grounds before the
match against England, the opening encounter in the 1999 World Cup.
The message was accepted by Duleep Mendis, Manager and Arjuna
Ranatunga, captain in the dressing room. Mr. Mendis thanked Her
Excellency for her kind words.
President Kumaratunga wrote:
'It gives me great pleasure to be associated, even at a great
distance, with this felicitation of our national cricket team, who
are in Britain to defend the World Cup which they so marvellously won
at Lahore, in 1996. All Sri Lankans at home, and indeed Sri Lankans
anywhere, would be with our team in spirit these coming weeks and
days. Our prayers and good wishes go with them as they embark on
their mission to become the second team to retain the World Cup....'
The President of Sri Lanka's message was also relayed to the
International Media in the new Press Centre at Lord's.
Source :: The Daily News (https://www.lanka.net/lakehouse/)