D.R. Wijewardene’s commemoration ceremony

Parliamentarian and

Former State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene said the

Late D. R.wijewardene founded several Sinhala and English newspapers that opened up vast new fields in journalism in the country and rendered a yeoman service as a towering figure in the freedom struggle.

Addressing the ceremony to donate copies of the biography of the Late D. R.wijewardene to the library of the Helena Wijewardene Girls’ School in Kelaniya and to grant scholarships to two students of the school the former state minister said the Late D. R. Wijewardene’s mother Lady Helena Wijewardene had gone down the annals of history as a great woman whose services to the nation set an example to the present day children. He requested the children of the school to follow her path and render a similar service and to make themselves leadership of the country.

The ceremony had been organised by Principal of the school B. R. K. Gunatilleka to mark the 134th birth anniversary of the Late D. R.wijewardene.

The former state minister further said Lady Helena Wijewardene who helped a great deal to the temples including the Kelaniya Temple and Buddha Sasana in the country and looked into the welfare of the Mahasangha was a national heroine.

Asst. General Manager of the Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Nalin Newnhella addressed the gathering. Asst.general Manager Nimal Wickremesinghe was present at the occasion.