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fuu ks,a ueKsl tys§ fjkafoais ù we;af;a wefußldkq fvd,¾ ñ,shk 17'7l jákdlulg h' th Y%S ,xld uqo,ska .;a l< remsh,a fldaá 2301lg wêl
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fuu kS, udKslHh 1926 jif¾§ r;akmqr" me,auvq,a, m%foaYfha l=Uqrlska fidhd.;a;ls' th Tm oud 1937 jif¾§ fld<U ueKsla jHdmdßlhl= fj; wf,ú lr ;sfí' fuu kS, udKslHh ì%;dkH t<sfifn;a /ðkf.a uõ /ðkf.a fu!,s ux.,Hh Èk 1937 jif¾ uehs 12 jeksod .;a njg o jd¾;d m<ù ;sfí'
miq.sh 11 jeksod ðkSjdys meje;ajqKq jif¾ w;súYsIag;u ueKsla fjkafoaisfha§ fuu ueKsl fjkafoais ù we;s w;r" f,dj jeäu jákdlula iys; ueKsla wf,ú jk fjkafoaishla f,ig o fuh iqm;< h'
fu;eka mgka lerÜ tlla i|yd jk ñ,g wkqj ueKsla jákdlu .Kkh lsÍfï l%ufõohg wkqj ,xldfõ ks,a i*dh¾ ueKsll wju ñ, wefußldkq fvd,¾ 40"000ls'
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