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nqjfkdaia wh¾ia ysÈh' t;=ukaf.a foudmshka jQfha b;d,s cd;sl udßfhda iy frðkd n¾f.d.a,sfhda hqj,hs'
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ksldhsl mQcljrhl= jYfhka mQcljrï ,eîh' fÊiq ksldfha m%dfoaYdëm;s Oqrhg t;=uka 1973 § m;aùï
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jif¾ §u hqj ro.=re ;=uka jYfhka tu moúhgu m;aùï ,o w;r blaì;sj 1988 jif¾§ w.ro.=re
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meñŒug o yelsjk ksidfjks' wm fld<U isg tys hkakg jEhï ±Íu tla;rd wkaoul
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n,d.ekSug yd Wkajykafia fj;ska wdisß ,nd.ekSug ´kE;rï fld<UoS u wjia:d mj;S' .=jka f;dgqmf<a
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tf,iu Y%S ,xldfõ § iqÿ;=ï mshd mj;ajk tlu foaj fufyho isÿlrkafka tys§h' W;=relrfha ro.=re
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ie±yej;=ka Wmßufhkau ckjdß 14 jeksÞ .d¨ uqjfÞr msáfha meje;afjk foaj fufyhg fkdjrojd
iyNd.s jk f,i b,a,d isáñ' ta whqßka uvq foajia:dkh wjg jdih lrk whyg Y=¡ msh;=uka oel n,d
.kakg jvd;a myiq jkq we;¡
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moú lßgdia iïnkaëldrl .re frdyka o w,aúia msh;=ud óiï fj; úfYaI ,shqï ljr tjkafka óiï
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wjidk jYfhka" ish¨ ie±yej;=kaf.ka ud b,a,d isákqfha iiqka msh .uk ksñ;af;ka iNdjg
ixúOdkh lsÍug isÿj we;s úúO lghq;= i|yd úh yshoï fidhd .ekSug uQ,H lñgqj uÕska isysjgk
wx. /ila ilia lr we;s w;r óiï uÜgñka tajd ,nd .ekSug lghq;= ilia lrk f,ihs' fï whs;uhka
is;a.kakd iq¨ ksudjlska hq;= w;r úh yshoï mshjd .ekSug fuh fndfyda fihska fya;=jkq we;' fï i|yd
Tn ish¨ fokdf.a fkdu| iyfhda.h f.!rjfhka wfmaCId lrñ'
wmf.a iÞorŒh mQcl;=uka" meúÈ ;=uka yd .sys ie±yej;=ka yg Y=oafOda;a;u msh Y%S ,xld .uk
yd Nd.Hj;a cqfiajdia ;=uka idka;=jrhg tiùu iÞkqiaurŒh wjia:djla lr .ekSug ro.=re;=uka,d
iu`. tlafrdlajkakeZhs fuys § ldre‚lj we/hqï lrñ'
iÞor úYaùh iiqka tf`ârdKka i;=áka msß yoj;ska ms<s.ekSug
Tn ieug foajdYs¾jdoh ,efíjd' !!
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