“A time like this demands, Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie”
Continue reading “The Gentleman Politician – Dudley Senanayake”
Bothale is a small village in the Hapitigame Korale of the Negombo district in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It’s here that the Senanayake family established our roots, dating back to the Anuradhapura Era in AD 253-266.
“He was a man of great personal strength of character, yet of profound humanity and humility, unspoiled by the high distinctions he enjoyed. He belonged to the soil and all things of the soil. He loved all living things with a depth, which only those who belong to the soil can feel.” – Percy Spender, Former Australian Ambassador.
