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The leader of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobitha Thera says
he resigned from the party’s leadership yesterday. Addressing the 13th National
Convention of JHU he said that the decision was solely to make way for a new
leader.
57th death Anniversary of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike falls
tomorrow :
His mother was Ezlynn Obeysekera, a member of the low-country nobility. Young
Bandaranaike had his early education at S. Thomas’ College, Colombo. After a
brilliant academic career at the Oxford University, England he returned to
Ceylon as a Barrister-at-Law. Elected to the Maradana Ward of the Colombo
Municipal Council defeating the then undisputed labour leader A.E. Gunasinghe,
Bandaranaike plunged headlong into national politics. He was elected uncontested
to the legislature as the member for Veyangoda under the Donoughmore
Constitution.
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