The historic annual feast of St. Anthony of Padua was successfully held on Kachchativu Island on the 14th and 15th of March.
This annual religious event was organized with the full support of the Sri Lanka Navy and with the participation of both Sri Lankan and Indian clergy.
The festival was attended by a large number of devotees from both Sri Lanka and India. Among the attendees were Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Development, Mr. Ramalingam Chandraseker, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, as well as several senior officers from the tri-forces and the police.