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Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka's Matriarch A tribute on her 88th Birth Anniversary commemoration by Mahinda Rajapakse, Prime Minister Madam Bandaranaike moved with kings and commoners alike. She would
easily interact with a poor farmer whom she would meet in many of her
countrywide visits, particularly during the food drive she initiated in
1973. She had a remarkable ability to put anyone at ease. Very few leaders
in the world moved with the common man the way she did. Other Stories
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