මැරුණු දොස්තර නෝනාට අපල තිබුණා..

‘fï ojia‌j, ug yßhg wm, ;sfnkjd' miq.shod uf.a y|yk n,jd .kakg .sh uf.a fidfydhqßhkag ta nj ffoj{hka lshd ;sfhkjd' ta jf.au tod ñh.sh m%shx.s fodia‌;r uy;añhg;a wm, ;sì,d ;sfhkjd lshd wdrxÑhs' ta;a uu fï ria‌idj wkd.;fha§ w;ayßkafka keye’

úfYaI idlÉPdjlg tla‌fjñka fufia lSfõ miq.shod nïn,msáfha rEm,djkHd.drhl§ isÿjQ <ud frdayf,a ffjoHjßhl jQ mS' ta' m%shx.S uy;añhf.a urKh iïnkaOj ielmsg w;awvx.=jg f.k ßudkaâ Ndrfha r|jd isák ffjoH ksu,a .uf.ah'

Tyq jeäÿrg;a fufiao lshd isáfhah'

—fuh ug muKla‌ fkdfjhs ´kEu ffjoHjrfhl=g isoaOfjk fohla‌'˜

—ug l¾uh máika ÿkakd' ffjoH jD;a;sfha fhfok ´kEu flfkla‌ fuu ;;a;ajhg m;afjkak mq¿jka' ngysr ffjoH l%uhg ks.d lrñka Wvn,df.k fl< .eiSu nrm;< jrola‌'˜

—.%ypdrh wkqj ug wm, yqÕdla‌ ;sfnk nj uf.a fidfydhqßhka uf.a y|yk n,kak .sh wjia‌:dfõ§ lshd ;snqKd' ta jf.au fodia‌;r m%shx.s uy;añhg;a wm, ;sì,d ;sfhkjd¨‍'˜

—fodia‌;r m%shx.s uy;añh cqks udifha§ udj uqK .eyqKd' bkamiq fjk;a Èkl weh ug remsh,a oyodyl w;a;sldrï uqo,la‌ ÿkakd' ;=kafjks j;dfõ§ ;uhs ta uy;añhf.a urKh isÿjqfKa' tod wehf.ka uu remsh,a 90 odyla‌ wh flrejd'˜

—uu weußldfõ isá wjia‌:dfõ§ uu fï jf.a jevj,g remsh,a ,la‍I 8 1$2 la‌ wh lrkjd'˜

fodia‌;rjßhf.a ur‚ka mia‌fia Tn fuu jD;a;sh ;jÿrg;a lrf.k hkjdoehs weiQ mekhg fyf;u lshd isáfha —fuu jD;a;sh lsisu fudfyd;l uu w;ayßkafka keye˜ lshdh'

;ud fuu jD;a;sh w;ayer .sfhd;a fuh lsÍug flfkla‌ ke;s njo Tyq mejeiSh'

;ud fï rfÜ by< foaYmd,k{hskag fukau Tjqkaf.a ìßkaoe,dg;a rEmiqkaoÍ ;r.j,g bÈßm;a jk ;reK ldka;djkag;a fukau úúO Woúhg;a fujeks ie;alï lr ;sfnk njo Tyq mejeiSh'

úmla‍Ih ksfhdackh lrk tla‌;rd uka;%Sjßhla‌ ;udg kS;s{jrfhl= iemhQ nj lS ksu,a .uf.a kqmqyqKq fyÈ iydhljßhka ;ud weußldfõ isáh§;a fiajhg fhdod .;a w;r le,sf*dakshd ffjoH uKa‌v,h fuh wkqu; l< njo lSfõh'

;ud 1981-84 ld,fha§ ó.uqj iy mdkÿr frday,aj, fiajh l< njo fodia‌;r .uf.a i|yka lf<ah'

—uu rdclSh úÿyf,a bf.k .;af;a' uf.a mka;sfha isá ñ;%fhla‌ wo ffjoH jD;a;sfha kshE,S ug uv .ykjd' tal bßishdj ;=<ska yg.;a tlla‌'

—1992 jif¾§ weußldfõ§ ,sx.sl n,mEï u; ug kvqjla‌ ;snqKd' uf.a fiaúldfjda fofofkla‌ tod ug kvq od,d ;snqKd' ta kvqfjka Tjqka merÿKd' bka tyd lsisjla‌ keye' ta ,sx.sl w;jr lsÍula‌ fkdfõ'˜

weußldfj;a jirlg fnfy;a jerÈ j,ska úYd, jYfhka ñh hkjd'

ug orefjda fokafkla‌ bkakjd' uf.a ìß| ;;a;ajh wjfndaO lrf.k isákjd'

nïn,msáfha mj;ajdf.k .sh rEm,djkH uOHia‌:dkh f.dvkeÕs,a, uf.au tlla‌ hEhso Tyq wjika jYfhka lSfõh'

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