The Acting High Commissioner of India, Mr. Vikram Misri, participated in a simple ceremony today in Pampemadu near Vavuniya to gift sets of kitchen utensils to 62 newly married couples who were formerly LTTE combatants. The Minister of Agriculture, Hon'ble Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and the spouse of the Hon'ble Speaker, Mr. Chamal Rajapaksa, were also present at the ceremony where the couples also received gardening implements and seedlings. The gift of the kitchen utensils was made possible through a grant by the India-Sri Lanka Foundation, an inter-governmental initiative of the Governments of India and Sri Lanka. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Misri said that it was a time for all communities to work towards peace, development and prosperity in the interests of the nationl as a whole.