Indian HC celebrates Republic Day in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News1st): A flag hoisting ceremony was held in Colombo in line with India's 72nd Republic Day at the official residence of the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay delivered extracts of the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind's speech to mark the 72nd Republic Day. "Every Indian salutes our farmers who made our country self-reliant on food grains and dairy products. Despite adversities, other challenges and COVID. Our farmers sustained the agricultural production", the High Commissioner said. " Today India is rightly being called the pharmacy of the world as we are supplying medicines and other healthcare items to several countries to alleviate people's suffering and contain the pandemic across the world. Now we also provide vaccines for the people of the world," he added.