“Providing lasting solutions for farmers’ problems my primary goal”: President

“As a leader who known and has experienced the miserable life of the farmers, my primary program was to provide permanent solutions to problems faced by the farmer community,” said the President.

The President also said that the problems of the farmer community were not new to him since he was a farmer’s son who was familiar with the plough and the sickle from his school days, speaking at an event held at the Ape Gama premises in Battaramulla on Thursday.

This event was organised to inaugurate the production of the film ‘Govi Thaththa,’ based on the story of a farmer from the village Unagala Vehera, Premarathna Dissanayake. His son, Darshana Ruwan Dissanayake, who is a musician, brings the story to the silver screen.

The film is introduced as the first of its kind in Asia to portray the tragedies people and the environment are faced with today due to moving away from nature-friendly agro practices of the past to adopt chemical-based agriculture.

Sarath Bandara Kokwewa who is the producer the film ‘Govi Thaththa’ presented the script of the film to the President in the presence of B.M. Bisomenike who is the wife of Premarathne Dissanayake.

Several lyrics written by a school pupil were also presented to the President. Ministry of Cultural Affairs Director Anusha Gokula and other invitees, Dharshana Ruwan Dissanyake, and the production team and the relatives of the family of Premarathna Dissanayake were present at this event.