Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has donated some books from her personal library to the University of Colombo Library.

Chandrika Kumaratunga said the donation included a selection of valuable educational and scholarly books. 

“I donated a selection of valuable educational and scholarly books from my personal library to the University of Colombo Library and spent a brief moment with the library staff. At this moment, I also recall with gratitude the support and coordination provided by Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda and Professor Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri,” she said in a statement on social media. (Newswire)

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A collection of books owned by the late Sri Lankan politician Mangala Samaraweera has been donated to the Colombo Public Library.

Governor of the Western Province, Hanif Yusoof, yesterday accepted the donation of over 100 books from the personal library of the late Mangala Samaraweera.

Taking to ‘X’, Hanif Yusoof said this generous gift, made by his family, reflects Mangala’s enduring belief in knowledge, learning, and dialogue. 

The full statement of the Governor of the Western Province, Hanif Yusoof, on the book donation;

Yesterday, I had the honour of accepting, on behalf of the Colombo Public Library and the Western Province, a remarkable donation of over 100 books from the personal library of the late Hon. Mangala Samaraweera @MangalaLK — one of Sri Lanka’s most visionary, principled, and forward-thinking leaders.

This generous gift, made by his family, reflects Mangala’s enduring belief in knowledge, learning, and dialogue. 

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to his family for this meaningful gesture, which ensures that his legacy of intellectual curiosity and progressive thought will continue to inspire generations to come.

I also wish to sincerely thank former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga @CBKsrilanka for graciously facilitating this contribution through the @BCISLKA, and for continuing to champion the values of inclusion, pluralism, and public service that Mangala embodied.

May his memory remain a guiding light for all of us. (Newswire)

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