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Statue of Kadirgamar still in crate
Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar’s statue still remains in a crate in the compound of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute and this is our way of showing gratitude to a man who always stood by this country. It is a shame on the country. Whoever is responsible should be exposed for what he is. I quote below a part of a memorable speech Mr. Kadirgamar made at Oxford when he was honoured by that great University. In 2005, almost fifty years after he left Oxford, Mr Kadiragamar’s portrait was unveiled at the Oxford Union. This was a great honour bestowed by the Oxford Union on only 15 others in its 183 year history. Mr Kadirgamar had this to say on that occasion:
‘...I would like, if I may, to assume that I could share the honour with the people of my country, Sri Lanka. I had my schooling there, my first university was there, I went to Law College there and by the time I came to Oxford as a postgraduate student, well, I was relatively a matured person. Oxford was the icing on the cake, but the cake was baked at home...’(applause)
Such was his love for this country. How badly, our ungrateful leaders have treated him after his assassination at the hands of the LTTE for the service he did for this country!
K. Godage
