President Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest at the appointment letter-issuing ceremony for newly-recruited graduate teachers in the Eastern Province on Saturday (3), at Weber Stadium in Batticaloa. Eastern Province Governor Rohitha Bogollagama, Resettlement and Rehabilitation State Minister M. L. A. M. Hizbullah, Economic Development Deputy Minister M. S. S. Ameer Ali, Parliamentarian Ali Saheer Mawlana, former provincial council members, new local government body members and Eastern Province Education Ministry officials were present at the event. Picture by A. B. ABDUL GAFOOR, Ampara District Group Corr.