Yesterday (24) in the morning of Parliament, the first ticket for Mahajana Sampatha 5,000th draw, which has brought luck to Sri Lankan people for 53 years, was sold to the Honorable President Ranil Wickramasinghe.
Acting Chairman of the National Lottery Board, Mr. Ronald C. Perera, President's Attorney, presented the ticket to the President, and for this, Mr. Sagala Ratnayake, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Staff to the President, and Professor Ashu Marasinghe, Advisor to the President on Parliamentary Affairs, Ms.Hashini Jayasekara, General Manager of the National Lottery Board, Director D.D. Mr. Jayasiri, Director Lawyer Mr. Asanka Randeniya, Assistant General Manager (Sales) Mr. Menura Chaturanga and Assistant General Manager (Procurement) Mr. Suneth Jayawardena joined.