LankaWeb – ON INDEPENDENCE AND FEBRUARY 4th – MORE INDEPENDENT THAN TODAY
Posted on February 1st, 2021 Stanley Gunaratne It is disappointing to see a significant amount of revisionist history going around (even by supposed educated people) claiming that somehow we were not independent, or that the date of this celebration should be on May 22nd. This would be an insult to history, disrespectful to the sacrifices of the entire Independence movement (such as Captain Pedris and the struggles of DS, Sinnalebbe, EW Perera etc) and the stark opposite of the truth. This notion showcases a need to re-establish history lessons to our People so that...
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