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Amritanandamayi to Build 300 Houses For Lanka's

Tsunami Survivors

 

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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, February 18, 2004: Indian

Spiritual leader, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

(Ammachi), who is in Colombo on a three-day

visit to console thousands of tsunami victims, has

pledged to build 300 houses for the tsunami survivors.

Ammachi, well-known for showering divine love on

everyone equally through her embrace, yesterday

arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of the

government and would be visiting the worst tsunami-hit

areas of Amparai in the Eastern province and

Matara in the Southern province to meet tsunami

survivors in relief camps. Addressing a press

conference upon her arrival at the Ministry

of Hindu Affairs, the spiritual leader said that she

was tremendously sad to see the present situation in

Sri Lanka and has initially pledged US$655,000 to

build those 300 houses for the affected people of all

 

ethnic divides. Hindu Affairs Minister K. N. Douglas

Devananda was also present at the press conference.

"If the circumstances permit I will

contribute more money for the affected people in Sri

Lanka. These houses would be built in areas

recommended by the government of Sri Lanka," Ammachi

said. Ammachi is scheduled to meet President Chandrika

 

Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse

before leaving Sri Lanka on Saturday morning.

 

Asked whether she could predict when Sri Lanka could

enjoy peace in full spirit, she said, "we can awaken a

person who is sleeping, but cannot awaken a person who

is pretending to be sleeping. We should keep

trying for peace. Just by feeling sympathy it will not

help towards healing it. We should work hard for it,"

she said, adding that peace was possible only when

spirituality was practiced.