British PM visits Gymkhana Club
It was a red letter day for Sri Lanka’s oldest British Club - the
Gymkhana Club when the visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron
visited the club in Colombo 7 yesterday.
Cameron, who is in Sri Lanka to attend the CHOGM 2013, was greeted on
arrival by the President of the Gymkhana Club Shammi Silva. Former Sri
Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan and his manager and former Sri
Lanka Cricket Secretary Kushil Gunasekera too were among the
distinguished gathering to welcome Cameron on his arrival at the club .
The Lankan spin wizard backed the British Premier’s decision to
travel to Sri Lanka but said he had been misled about the situation in
the country. “He must have been misled by other people. People speak
without going and seeing the things there. I go on and off. I see from
my eyes there is improvement,” Murali was quoted as saying.“I can’t say
the prime minister is wrong or not. He hasn’t seen the site, he hasn’t
gone and visited these places - yesterday only.”After the meeting,
Cameron and Murali played cricket with young cricketers.
Cameron tweeted: “Muttiah Muralitharan tells me about Foundation of
Goodness, his cricketing charity hoping to bring SriLanka together”The
Gymkhana Club, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year,
comprises of the Queen’s Club, CH and FC and CCC. Cameron also had a
short game of cricket at CCC, the oldest cricket club with a proud
history of 181 years.

British PM David Cameron plays a shot during a friendly
match with young cricketers at the Gymkhana club
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British PM David Cameron being welcomed at the Gymkhana club
by the President of the Club Shammi Silva, former Sri Lanka
cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan and his manager and former
Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Kushil Gunasekera |
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