The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) will convene its 19th Grand National Convention at Palamunai today.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will be the chief guest on the occasion while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will take part as a special guest at the convention, reports Lanka Page.
The event will be presided over by SLMC leader and Minister City Planning and Water Supply Rauff Hakeem.
Leader of Opposition R. Sampanthan, dignitaries from Diplomatic Missions, members of the civil society organizations, representatives from the public and private sectors institutions and think tanks besides others have been invited for the event.
SLMCs' Deputy Ministers, MPs, representatives in local government bodies, office bearers and general members of the party and well-wishers will also take part.
The SLMC convention is held annually for not only forging public relations but also for adopting its party platform for representation of a people's voice in a plural representative democracy.
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