New book on Lady Sirimavo Bandaranaike reveals unseen chapters of SL Administration

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‘SIRIMAVO: Steering the Destiny of a Nation’ which presents a pictorial biography of the late Sirimavo Bandaranaike was released on March 8 to coincide with International Women’s Day.

The book’s coordinator Dr. Ranjith Cabral presented the first copy to Sunethra Bandaranaike, Secretary of the Bandaranaike Museum Committee, at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Museum at BMICH premises yesterday (08).

Dharmasiri Pieris, retired civil servant who served as Secretary to the Prime Minister during Mrs Bandaranaike’s second term, spoke briefly on the occasion.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga also graced the event.

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