The Sri Lankan politician, who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka from November 1994 to November 2005, is here to attend the 'Samvad- Global Hindu Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness'.
The three-day event, which began today, is being held by Vivekananda International Foundation and it will shift to the holy Buddhist town of Bodhgaya on the last day on September 5.