Sri Lankan PM to inaugurate Buddhist centre at Sanchi

STAFF WRITER 22:3 HRS IST

Bhopal, Oct 30 (PTI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ratnashri Wickramanayake arrived here today on a three-day visit to inaugurate a Buddhist Prayer Centre at Sanchi, about 45 km from here.

Wickramanayake, who arrived in a special plane, was received at the Bhopal's Raja Bhoj Airport by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, official sources said.

He will inaugurate the Sanchi Vandana Niketana (Buddhist Prayer Centre) tomorrow at Sanchi, the world heritage site.