Book on SLFP by Prof. Warnapala

Former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Professor Wiswa Warnapala who has emerged as a dynamic political figure on the Sri Lankan political stage, has contributed another brilliant thesis to the nation by presenting another illustrious volume on the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, which runs up to 423 pages. It is a publication of the Godage International Publishers (Pvt) Limited.

This book on political affairs relating to the SLFP's success story from its inception in 1952 is useful to the parliamentarians, senior politicians, statesmen, researchers, journalists and students of politics alike. This profound study comprises seven chapters focusing on the achievements and failures of the party during the last 50 years, discussing the main aspects of its evolution as one of the major democratic political formations in the country.

Professor Warnapala as an eminent political scientist in Asia entered the active politics in 1960s as a lecturer in the Department of Economics of the Peradeniya University. Later he held the Chair of Political Science of the Peradeniya University for several decades.

In the People's Alliance Government led by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, he was the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education. As the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs he tried his utmost to boost the Sri Lanka's image on the international political arena and has met distinguished world leaders so many occasions. During the tsunami and post-tsunami period, his untiring efforts brought valuable assistance to the country.