whshd foaYmd,kh lrkjg ;d;a;df. leu;a;la‌ ;snqfK kE
thd weu;s jqKdg miafij;a wms lsisu flfkl=g rcfha /lshdjla È,d kE
ckm;s ffu;%smd, uy;df.a fidfydaoßhka lshk l;d

mjqf,a jeäu,d ffu;%smd, isßfiak' fojekshd ,,s;d m;añKs' f;jekshd Y%shdKs mqIamldka;s' isõjekshd iqkkaod isßfiak' mia‌jekshd vâ,s isßfiak' yhjekshd l=udrisxy isßfiak' i;ajekshd pdkaokS isßfiak' wgjekshd ifrdacd isßfiak' kjjekshd uu' ug nd, u,a,s,d ;=ka fokhs' ,d,a isßfiak" pñkao isßfiak" m%shka; isßfiakh' wfma ;d;a;d we,anÜ‌ isßfiak' ;d;a;df.a Wmka .u .ïmy Tref;dg' wïuf. Wmka.u .ïmy hdf.dv' isßfiak mjqf,a kjjekshd jk ikaOHd isßfiak uy;añh ;u mjq, .ek l;d lrkakg jQjdh' ksjqKq yçka weh jpk tl;= lrk úg

isßfiak mjqf,a wdvïnrh wehf.a fofk;aj, È,sfiñka ;sìKs' wehf.a l;djg ijka§ isák ikaOHdf.a jeäuy,a ifydaoßhf.a fofk;a o i;=áka b;sßKs' weh l÷¿ iÛjd.ksñka ikaOHdf.a l;djg fufia tl;= úh'

wmsj fu;ekg f.akak wfma ;d;a;hs" wïuhs" f.dvla‌ uykais jqKd' fojeks f,dal hqo iufha wfma ;d;a;d yuqod ks,Odßfhla‌' hqoaOh wjidk jqKdg mia‌fia yuqod Nghkaj yuqod fiajfhka bj;a lr,d fmdf<dkakrefõ j.d lrkak bvï §,d msg;a l<d' ;d;a;g;a bvula‌ ,eì,d ;snqKd' mia‌fia ;d;a;d .ïmy bvlvï w;yer fmdf<dkakrefõ mÈxÑhg .syska ;snqKd' ta hkfldg ffu;%S whsh bkakjd' whshd bmÈ,d ;sfhkafka .ïmy''' fmdf<dkakrefõ mÈxÑhg .shdg mia‌fia ;d;a;d fcHIaG úNd.h iu;a fj,d ysgmq ksid .ïuq,doekS ;k;=r §,d ;snqKd' 1956 nKa‌vdrkdhl uy;a;hd n,hg wdjg mia‌fia .ïuq,doekS ;k;=r" .%dufiajl ;k;=r njg m;a l<d' tod isg úY%du hk f;la‌ ;d;a;d .%dufiajl ;k;=f¾ fiajh l<d' uq,skau wms mÈxÑ fj,d ysgmq ,la‍IWhk .fï .%dufiajl úÈyg fiajh l<d' mia‌fia úY%du hk f;la‌ lÿrefj, k.rfha .%dufiajl úÈyg jev l<d' ;d;a;d fndfydau kS;s.relj" idOdrK Ôú;hla‌ .;lf<a' ;d;a;d .ïuq,doekS úÈyg bkak ldf,a ,la‍IWhfka§ ÿjk fldaÉÑh k;r lr,d wrla‌l=ldrhkaj w;awvx.=jg wrf.k ;sfhkjd' kS;sh wl=rgu l%shd;aul l<d' yenehs mähg wu;rj ù weghla‌ ;rï wrf.k kE' ta ksid .fï ñksia‌iq w;r;a ;d;a;g mqÿu f.!rjhla‌ ;snqfK' ;d;a;d úY%du hkfldg lÿrefj, k.rfha ñksia‌iq ;E.s §,d ;snqfKa r;a;rx mjqï' ;d;a;df.a fiajhg ñksia‌iq r;a;rx jákdlula‌ §,d ;snqKd' ;d;a;g ;E.sj,g ,enqK r;a;rx mjqu wog;a ud <Û ;sfhkjd' uqúka uqjg udre jk l;dj w;f¾ mshdf.ka ikaOHdg ,enqKq rka mjqu .ek o isysm;a l<dh'

wfma wïu;a fcHIaG úNd.h mdia‌fj,d ysgmq ksid fmdf<dkakrejg .syska ál ld,hla‌ hkfldg wïug;a .=re m;aùula‌ ,enqKd' wïug uq,a .=re m;aùu ,enqfKa ,la‍IWhk lksIaGhg' wms fodf<dia‌ fokdu uq,sl wOHdmkh ,enqfõ wïud W.kajk .fï mdif,kauhs' ta ldf,a fmdf<dkakrefõ Ôúf;a yßu ÿIalrhs' .sks wõfõ .uk mhska' tfyka uef,aßhd WK yeÈ,d ñksia‌iq uefrkjd' wïuhs ;d;a;dhs wms .ek mqÿu nhlska ysáfha' fyïìßia‌idjla‌ yeÿK;a ;d;a;hs wïuhs mqÿu úÈyg l,n, fjkjd' Tfydu ál ld,hla‌ hkfldg kx.s, fokafkla‌j .ïmy bia‌flda,j,g we;=<;a l<d' mia‌fia l=udrisxy u,a,sj;a .ïmy bia‌fldaf,lg we;=<;a l<d' l=udrisxy u,a,s wOHdmkfhka bÈßhgu .shd' mjqf,a wks;a tlf<dia‌ fokdu Wiia‌ fm< ola‌jd bf.kf.k ;sfhkjd' uuhs" ffu;%S whshhs fmdf<dkakrej frdah,a úoHd,fhka Wiia‌ fm< l<d' Wiia‌ fm< úNd.h iu;a jqKdg mia‌fia whshd lDIsl¾u Wmdê mdGud,djla‌ l<d' ta ldf,a§ ;uhs 71 le/,a, wdfõ' Th ldf,a ffu;%S whshd .fï l%shdldß ;reK foaYmd,k idudðlfhla‌' .fï m%cd m%.;s uKa‌v,fha kdhlhd' ler,slrejka fmdf<dkakrej fmd,sishg myr ÿkafk;a Th ldf,a' ta tla‌lu le/,a,g iïnkaOhs lsh,d .ïj, ;reKhkaj wrf.k .syska uerejd' ta NSIKldÍ ;;a;ajh ksid .ïj, wdrla‍Il lñgq msysgqjkak lshkak m%foaYfha iñ;sj, ks,OdÍka tl;=fj,d lÉfÉßhg .shd' ffu;%S whsh;a ta lKa‌vdhug iyNd.s fj,d ;snqKd' tfyu lÉfÉßhg .sh ishÆ fokdju fmd,sia‌ w;awvx.=jg wrf.k ;snqKd' tod kï wfma f.or ;kslru u< f.hla‌' ;d;a;d .%dufiajl ld¾hd,fha bkakfldg ;uhs isoaêh wdrxÑ fj,d ;snqfKa' ta fudfydf;u ;d;a;d f.or weú;a ld tla‌lj;a jpkhla‌j;a l;d fkdlr f.hs tydg fuydg weúo weúo b|,d ál fj,djlg mia‌fia bls .iñka weඬqjd''' ~uu lsõjd foaYmd,k jevj,g hkak tmd lsh,d''' flda weyqjo''' uu kï fmd,sis .dfk hkafka kE~ lsh,d ;d;a;d fyd|gu weඬqjd'

whshd foaYmd,kh lrkjg uq, b|,u ;d;a;df. leu;a;la‌ ;snqfK kE' whshj n,kak ;d;a;d hkafka kE lsõjg Bg myqfjksod Wfoau ;d;a;d fmd,sishg .syska ;snqKd' todu whsh,j wjqreÿ follg uvl,mqfõ isr l|jqrg hj,d ;snqKd' ta fjkfldg whshg wjqreÿ ody;hs' tod b|,d wfma f.or ;snqKq i;=g ke;s fj,d .shd' t;fldg wïug pñkao u,a,sj yïn fjkak bkakjd' ta wjqreÿ fofl§u ;d;a;d yjig f.or weú;a weඬqjd' iuyr ojia‌j,g pqÜ‌gla‌ î,;a wdjd' ~uu lsõj foa weyqjd kï fufyu fjkafka kE' fï rfÜ foaYmd,kh lrkak wudrehs''' fldÉpr lsõj;a weyqjo'' ;d;a;d tfyu lsh, wඬmq jdr .dk wkka;hs' Th úÈyg wjqreÿ folla‌u wms l÷¿hs n;=hs lEjd' wka;sfï lsisu kvqjla‌ ke;sj whsh,j ysfrka t<shg oeïud'

ysfrka ksoyia‌ fj,d weú;a whshd wmsg lsõfõ ~<s|g jegqK ñksyd <sx lákau f.dv tkak ´kd'''~ lsh,hs' mia‌fia whshd mQ¾Kld,Skju foaYmd,k jevj,g neia‌id' ta fjkfldg kï wïuhs" ;d;a;hs fokaku whshd foaYmd,kh lrkjg fldfy;au leu;s kE' whsh;a" wïud ;d;a;d lshk yeu fohla‌u wykjd' f.or lSlreu <uhd ffu;%S whshd' ta;a foaYmd,k jevj,g hkak tmd lsh,d lsõjg weyqfõ kE' mia‌fia wïuhs ;d;a;hs th;a tla‌l ta .ek l;d lrkak .sfha kE'

wms uy f,dl= iem úkafo;a kE' ÿla‌úkafo;a kE' wfma ;d;a;hs wïuhs idOdrK úÈyg yïn lr,d fyd|g lkak fndkak" w¢kak §,d W.ekakqjd' ta ldf,a wo jf. ú,dis;d kE' wïud tlu mdáka frÈ f.k;a wms yh fokdgu .jqï uy,d fokjd' whsh,g;a tfyuhs' isxy, wÆ;a wjqreoaog wfma ;d;a;d fyd|g isß;a úß;a lrkjd' f.hs id,h ueo meÿre t<,d ;d;a;d wms yefudagu lsßn;a ljkjd' Bg mia‌fia wïud ljkjd' whshd ljkjd' wms yefudau tfyu tlsfkldg lsßn;a ljd .kakjd' lsisu ojil wo fjk;=re wms w;r wnu,a f¾Kqjla‌ ;rï ys;a ßoùula‌ kE' ta ;rug wms fodf<dia‌ fokd iu.sfhka bkakjd' mqxÑ ldf,a b|,d wfma wïuhs ;d;a;hs ta iu.sh wmsg mqreÿ l<d'

ffu;%S whshg mqxÑ ikaÈfha b|,d mqÿudldr .;s mej;=ï ;snqfKa' whshd mqxÑ ldf,a b|, wms .ek mqÿu úÈyg fiú,af,ka ysáfha' bia‌fldaf, .sys,a,d tkak mrla‌l= jqK;a nhsislf,a meof.k weú;a wmsj tla‌ lrf.k hkjd' mqxÑ ldf,a wms bia‌fldf, .sys,a,d weú,a,d fi,a,ï f.j,a yokjd' ta fi,a,ï f.j,aj, we;a;gu n;a Whkjd' tfyu Whk n;a lkak wfma ;d;a;d yßu wdihs' wms fi,a,ï lrkjd ;d;a;hs wïuhs n,df.k bkakjd' fudk fi,a,u l<;a whshd ;uhs wfma kdhlhd' wfma fi,a,ï f.j,a lvd ì|,d od,d lvdlmam,a lrkafka vâ,s whshd' thd tfyu lrkafka ;ryska fkdfõ" fi,a,ug' iuyr ojia‌j,g wms tl;=fj,d iñ;s mj;ajkjd' ta iñ;sfha iNdm;s fjkafka ffu;%S whshd' ;j;a ojia‌j,g tl;=fj,d iskaÿ lshkjd' ffu;%S whshg ,ia‌ikg iskaÿ lshkak mq¿jka' mia‌fia ldf,§ jqK;a wfma f.orl W;aijhla‌ ;snqfKd;a wksjd¾fhkau wms fiaru tl;=fj,d iskaÿ lsh,d úfkdao fjkjd' ta yeu ;eku kdhlhd fjkafka f,dl= whshd'

1982 wjqreoafoa ;d;a;d ke;s jqKd' t;fldg ;d;a;g jhi wjqreÿ 72 hs' tod b|,d whshd wms .ek fjkog;a jvd Wkkaÿfjka fydh,d neÆjd' f,dl= msßñ ;=ka fokdu lido nekafo wms yh fokdj lido nkao,d §,hs' ffu;%S whshg;a wfma ;d;a;f. .;s mej;=ïuhs ;sfhkafka' fndfydau ksy;udkshs' widOdrKh fjkqfjka ´kEu ;ekl fmkS bkakjd' .fï yeufoal§u kdhl;ajh fokafka wfma whsh' bia‌fldaf,§ jqK;a yeu ;eku whshd bÈßfhka ysáhd' f.orÈ jqK;a wïud wms w;r uQ,sl ;ek ÿkAfka whshg' uu oel,d kE thd lsisu ojil n;a fnodf.k lkjd''' yeuodu wïud n;a ál fno,d fïfig wer,d ;shkjd' kdhl;ajh lshk foa thdg Wmam;a;sfhkau ,eì,d ;snqKd' whshd fldfyag yß .syska f.org tkfldg wms jqK;a lsisu ioaohla‌ kE' fndfydau hgy;a my;a úÈyg ;uhs bkafka' ta whshg ;sfhk nhg fkfuhs f.!rjhg' whshd lido nekao iqÿ wla‌l;a ^chka;s isßfiak& wms jf.au whshg mqÿu .re;ajhla‌ ;sfhkafka' wla‌lg fudk rdcldßh ;snqK;a whshg lEu ál yo,d fïfig wer,d ;sfhkjd' wjqreÿ .dkla‌ whshd lido ne|,d uy f.or ysáfha' kekaoïud" kEk,d f.dvla‌ ueo wla‌ld ysáhd' lsisu ojil jpkhlskaj;a jrola‌ fj,d kE' ta ;rï wla‌ld .=K hym;alfuka fmdfydi;a' whshf.hs wla‌lf.hs yuqùu wd;au ne£ula‌' whsh lido nekafoa 1980 wjqreoafo' whshd iuqmldr iemhqï ks,Odß úÈyg fiajh lrk ldf,a l=reKE., me;af; .sys,a,d tkfldg wla‌lj u.È oel,d l;d lr,d ;snqKd' t;ek§ we;s jqK weiqr wjidkfha lidoh ola‌jd .shd'

whshf.a uq,au /lshdj jqfKa iuqmldr iemhqï ks,Odß ;k;=r' tal ia‌:sr /lshdjla‌ fkfuhs' isßudfjda nKa‌vdrkdhl ue;skshf.a wdKa‌vqj ldf, whshg .%dufiajl m;aùula‌ ÿkakd' t;fldg whshd Y%S ,xld ksoyia‌ mla‍Ifha ;reK iïfï,kfha f,alï' 1977 wjqreoafoa fþ' wd¾' chj¾Ok uy;a;hd Èkqjg mia‌fia lshqndfõ ;reK iïfï,khla‌ ;snqKd' ta iïfï,khg tla‌i;a cd;sl mla‍Ifhka mkyla‌" Y%S ,xld ksoyia‌ mla‍Ifhka úis myla‌ wks;a mla‍Ij,ska úis myla‌ .shd' wfma whsh;a ta iuq¿jg .shd' ta .sys,a,d tkfldg whshg .%du fiajl ;k;=r ke;sfj,d ;snqKd' Bg mia‌fia whshd foaYmd,k{hl=f. f,alï flfkla‌ úÈyg fiajh l<d' 1990 md¾,sfïka;= ue;sjrKhg whshd fmdf<dkakrefjka bÈßm;a fj,d úmla‍I uka;%sjrfhla‌ úÈyg whsh md¾,sfïka;=jg f;aÍm;a jqKd' 1994 wjqreoafoa pkao%sld ue;skshf.a wdKa‌vqj hgf;a fmdf<dkakrej;a ch.%yKh lr,d whshd md¾,sfïka;=jg f;aÍ m;a jqKd' ksfhdacH weue;sjrfhla‌ jqKd' t;ekska tydg weue;sjrfhla‌ jqKd' whshd md¾,sfïka;= weue;sjrfhla‌ jqKd lsh,d wms lsisu flkl=g rcfha /lshdjla‌j;a ÿkafka kE' whshd md¾,sfïka;= hkfldg ug wjqreÿ 21 hs' Wiia‌ fm<;a fyd|g mdia‌' ta;a ug /lshdjla‌ ÿkafka kE' mjqf,a wmsg ú;rla‌ fkfuhs wfma {d;shl=gj;a whshd /lshdjla‌ §,d kE' fmdf<dkakrefõ ÿmam;a mjq,aj, W.;a <uhskag ´k ;rï /lshd §,d ;sfhkjd' fmdf<dkakrefj fjk foaYmd,k{fhla‌ wfma kx.s flfkl=g .=re m;aùula‌ ÿkakd' tal;a whshd k;r lr,d lsõjd ke;s neß mjq,l W.;a <uhl=g Th m;aùu fokak lsh, lsõjd' lsisu ojil úys¿jgj;a wfma mjqf, flfkl=g foaYmd,khg tkak lsh,d whshd lsh,d kE' wvqu ;rñka whshd yer wfma {d;s flfkl=j;a m%dfoaYSh iNdjlj;a kE' ;dkdm;sjre" iNdm;sjre" wOHla‍Ijre lsisu flfkla‌ wfma mjq,aj, kE' ta W.;a wh ke;s ksid fkfuhs' whshd wfma whg ;k;=re ÿkafka kE' tfyu msßisÿ pß;hla‌ úÈyg ;uhs whshd ckdêm;sjrKhg bÈßm;a jqfKa' ta;a whshg .ykak ;sfhk yeu úÈygu uv .eyqjd' wfma whshg lshkak fohla‌ kE' fmdf<dkakrejg lrkak mq¿jka jev lr,d ;sfhkjd' fmdf<dkakrefõ ñksia‌iq tal Tmamq lr,d fmkak,d ;sfhkjd'

whshd ckdêm;sjrKhg bÈßm;a fjkjd lsh,d lsõjg mia‌fia wms f.dvla‌ nh jqKd' wmsg ;d;a;d ke;s jqfKa bia‌fldaf, hk ldf,a' .sh wjqreoafo wïu;a ke;s jqKd' tod b|, whshd ;uhs wmsg ;d;a;d jqfKa' ta ksid whsh fï ue;sjrKhg bÈßm;a fjkjg wms nhjqKd' fudlo wms fyd|g rfÜ foaYmd,kh .ek oekf.k ysáhd' ta;a whshd lsõjd wksjd¾fhkau uu fï ue;sjrKhg bÈßm;a fjkjd lsh,d' whsh lshk foalg wms ljqrej;a msáka hkafka kE' wms;a fjk ue;sjrKj,g jvd fï ue;sjrKfha§ tld jf.a tlf<dia‌ fokdu Ôú; mrÿjg ;sh,d Pkao jevg neia‌id' wfma mjq, fiaru tl;= jqKyu mkyg jeähs' ta fiaru fokd Èú ysñfhka ue;sjrKhg neia‌id' ue;sjrK /ia‌ùïj,g iyNd.s jqKd' /ia‌ùïj, l;d l<d' tfyu i;shla‌ folla‌ hkfldg rfÜ ñksiqkaf.a whshg ;snqKq ms<s.ekSu;a tla‌l wfma ys;aj, ;snqK nh ke;sfj,d .shd' ta;a whshd ch.%yKh lr,d lshklï wms lEfj ìõfj;a kE' wka;su ojfi uf.a weÛ msÉfpkj jf.hs' merÿKd kï wms bjrhs' ta;a kj jeksod Wfoa w;s.re ckdêm;s ffu;%Smd, isßfiak uy;d lsh,d lshkfldg kï wmsg we;s jqK i;=g jpkfhka lshkak nE' ta kdhl;ajh ,enqfKa whshf.a ;sfhk W;=ï .;s.=Kj,g'

whshg rfÜ ckdêm;slu ,enqKd lsh,d wms kï lsisu fohla‌ n,dfmdfrd;a;= fjkafka kE' rgg fyd|la‌ lrkj kï wmg ta we;s' fï Ôjka jk úÈy wmg fyd|hs' 

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