Sri Lanka's unique experiment in coalition politics

Sri Lanka, since the inception of parliamentary government in the country, has been experimenting with coalition political arrangements, and every coalition, in my view, made noteworthy contributions to both political modernization and economic development.

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Revd. Dr. Devsritha Valence Mendis, the Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw
 

On the 15th of August 1985 - the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven, a young, handsome, pleasant priest celebrated the 5.30 p.m. Holy Mass at St. Anthony's Cathedral, Kandy. The Holy Mass was edifying and his sermon was inspiring, and the people took an instant liking to this young priest whom the then Parish Priest, the late Revd. Fr. Gregory Fernando introduced as Fr. Valence Mendis, a newly ordained priest who in actual fact belonged to the Diocese of Chilaw.

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