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Kachchativu St. Anthony Feast Draws Thousands

THE ANNUAL feast at St. Anthony’s church in Kachchativu Island was recently held after a lapse of several years since LTTE terrorism in the peninsula and surrounding islets barred religious authorities from conduct of the feast. 

The feast conducted under the guidance of Rev. Thomas Saundaranayagam, Bishop of Jaffna with the participation of devotees, drawn both from India and Sri Lanka was jointly organized by Navy and Army. 

Major General Mahinda Haturusinghe, Commander Security Forces (Jaffna), Colonel B.C.J.A.F Rodrigo, Brigadier General Staff at Security Forces Headquarters (Jaffna), senior officers from Navy and Mr K Ganesh, District Secretary for Jaffna attended the final day of the feast on 28th February 2010.