Reverend Father Cyrill Gamini speaking to a briefing held today (03) revealed that the Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith will not be attending the State Independence Day celebration this year.
Fr. Gamini also revealed that the Cardinal has decided not to hold the National Independence Service at the All Saints Church in Borella on Independence Day, in objection to the ongoing detention and repression on innocent people in connection with the recent grenade discovery at the Church.