'There is a saying that 'Great men are born and they don't die'. The late Vijaya Kumaratunga was one such great man who was a time humanist. Vijaya Kumaratunga played an exceptional role in the social, economic, political and cultural mainstream of this country as an eminent film artiste and a political thinker.
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Born on October 9, 1945, Vijaya Kumaratunga had his education at the Kandana de Mazenod College and the Colombo St. Benedict's College.
An able speaker he won the gold medal for oratory as a member of the school debating team on many occasions. Although he had a desire to join the police force as an SI after leaving school, destiny made him a popular film star.
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