Only 37 heads of states confirm participation at CHOGM

 Friday, 01 November 2013 

The Mahinda Rajapaksa government has announced that 37 heads of Commonwealth states have confirmed participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this month.

It is learnt that President Rajapaksa who has taken great pains in putting up an extravagant show to take the chair of the Commonwealth nations is displeased that only 37 nations have confirmed out of the 53 Commonwealth nations.

Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in a bid to cover up the embarrassment has said that 37 heads of states have confirmed their attendance in the CHOGM and it is more than the number of heads of states who participated in the last CHOGM held at Perth.
He has added that several more heads of states are to confirm their attendance within the next few days.