Both the government and opposition expressed condolences in Parliament this morning on the death of veteran politician and Leader of the Nawa Samaja Party Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa paid tribute to the late left-wing politicial leader on behalf of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya and the wider opposition. Mr Premadasa stressed that Dr. Karunaratne had spent the majority of his 81 years courageously standing up for the political ideology he believed in.
Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha also expressed condolences on behalf of the government. Mr Premajayantha described Dr. Karunaratne as a pioneer of left-wing politics in Sri Lanka. He recalled that Dr. Karunaratne served with him in the Western Provincial Council and though Dr. Karunaratne followed a left-wing political ideology, they got along very well. Mr Premajayantha stressed that Dr. Karunaratne's death was an immense loss to the country.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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