Leader of Bohra community meets President

A meeting between the leader of the Bohra community Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa took place at the President's private residence in Mirihana on Saturday.

Nearly one million members of the Bohra community live in a number of countries including India, Pakistan, the US, the UK, Canada, Sri Lanka and Australia. Dr. Saifuddin said he was pleased to visit Sri Lanka which is one of the countries he loves and added that he would continue to visit Sri Lanka along with his followers.

He praised the Government's COVID-19 control program and said that he looks forward to the development of Sri Lanka.

President Rajapaksa thanked the Bohra Community Leader for his contribution made to the ‘Itukama’ COVID-19 Fund and appreciated the contribution made by the Bohra community to the Sri Lankan economy through investment and trade.

Principal Advisor to the President Lalith Weeratunga and several leading members of the Bohra community were also present at the meeting.