In 1974, ragging of some trainee mathematics teachers at the then Vidyalankara University (now University of Kelaniya) prompted Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike's Government to appoint V. W. Kularatne Commission to probe the incident.
He also won the Best Commander’s Prize in 1972 receiving the award from Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
They were expelled in 1964 after demanding a discussion of the significance of the Sri Lankan LSSP's entry into the government of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
Bandaranaike International Airport | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet |
Meir was Israel's first woman prime minister, and the third in the world (after Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Indira Gandhi).