1988 මම මුලින්ම මගේ ගමේ පක්ෂ ක්‍රියාකාරීන් මුවගැහුණම ඒ අය මාව අනෙක් අයට හඳුන්වා දුන්නේ ඛේමාගේ කොල්ලා කියලයි. ඒ අය මට කිව්වා, ඒ අයගේ සහයෝගය අවශ්‍ය නම් අම්මාත් එක්ක එන්න කියල. අදටත් සමහරු ඉන්නවා මාව හඳුන්වන්නෙ ඛේමාගේ කොල්ලා කියල. ඒ ගැන මං ඇත්තටම ආඩම්බර වෙනවා.
The tyranny of the few can only be defeated if the silent majority – the true patriots – come forward for the greater good of the people and the country.
කිහිප දෙනෙකුගේ අධිපතිවාදය පරාජය කළ හැක්කේ නිහඬ බහුතරය වන සැබෑ දේශප්‍රේමීන් ජනතාව සහ රට වෙනුවෙන් යහපත උදාකරදීම සඳහා ඉදිරියට එන්නේ නම් පමණි.
ஒரு சிலரின் அராஜகமான செயற்பாடுகளை, மக்களினதும் நாட்டினதும் நலனுக்காக அமைதியான பெரும்பான்மை – உண்மையான பற்றாளர்கள் ஆகியோர் முன்வந்தால் மாத்திரமே தோற்கடிக்க முடியும்.
The Mangala Samaraweera Foundation True Patriot Award for Courage in Service of the Public will be bestowed annually by members of Mangala’s family and dearest friends in recognition and support of a public official(s) or a public interest activist (or group) that embodies the qualities of Excellence, Vision and Courage in the service of Sri Lanka and her people as was true to Mangala himself.
The aim of this award is to illuminate other torch bearers for Sri Lankan democracy, freedom, justice, inclusivity and reconciliation and environmental survival, and bolster their efforts and capacity building nationally and internationally.
The award ceremony will also feature a lecture delivered by a local or global speaker along the lines of excellence, vision and courage.
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