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fõÈldfõ wyïfnka isoaOd¾: jQ frdayK hfYdaOrd f,i rÛmE ks<sh ìßh fldg .kS
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jir 1965 h' kqjrt<sfha  hym;a târdf.a mjq‍f,a lkHdrdufha uQ,sl wOHdmkh ,enQ isiqfjla" rejkat<sh úoHdpl% fn!oaO úoHd,hg we;=<;aj" bkamiq YsIH;aj úNd.fhka iu;aj je,suv uOH uyd úoHd,hg we;=<;aj isáfhah' fï isiqjd je,suv uOH uyd úoHd,fha jvd;a lemS fmkqfKa mdmkaÿ l%Svlfhl= f,ih'

jd¾Isl u,, l%Svd Wf<‍f,a o ks;r l%Svd l=i,;d oelajQ fudyq mdi‍f,a m%Odk YsIH kdhlhd o úh'

fï ish,a, w;r Tyq mdi,g tk kjl isiqkag kjl joh §fï mqfrda.dñhl= o jQ nj iuyr úg woykakg wudre ldrKhla úh yelsh' ta wjêfha fï mdi,g uq,ajrg uqia,sï isiqfjla meñKsfhah' kjlhdf.ka m%Yak lSmhla weiQ YsIH kdhlhd Tyqg mqxÑ oඬqjula kshu lf<ah' l%Svdx.Kh ueoafoka fldiaila wrf.k udÉ lsÍu fï oඬqjuhs'
fï  YsIH kdhlhd fjk lsisjl= fkdj  wo ,xldju y÷kk iïudkkSh ix.S; wOHlaIjrhd jk frdayK ùrisxyh' oඬqju ,enQ isiqjd wo udOH f,dalfha m%ùKhl= jk ‍‍‍fcHIaG udOHfõ§ ta'tia' tï' whqíh' l,la ~,laìu bßod ix.%yfha~ ksfhdacH l;=jrhd f,i fiajh l< Tyq wo ÉpV;r ¾VmmOm mqj;amf;a m%jD;a;s WmfoaYljrhd f,i lghq;= lrhs'
frdayK lsisod fkdlshk fï isoaêh whqí úia;r lf<a fufiah'
ug t;fldg jhi wjqreÿ 12 la ú;r we;s' je,suv uOH uyd úoHd,hg we;=<;a jQ m<uq ojfia ud uqyqKmE m<uq w;aoelSu ug lsisod wu;l fkdfõ' wfma YsIH kdhlhdf.a ku ã' wd¾'iS' ùrisxy' Tyq wmQre YsIHfhla' Tyqf.a kjl joh;a yßu wysxilhs' wfma fydiag,a tfla YsIHfhda 70la ú;r ysáhd' wms ùrisxy jfÜ b|f.k iskaÿ wykjd' Tyq jfrl áx tllg;a " ;j;a jfrl nd,aÈhlg;a" ;j;a jfrl fïihlg;a .iñka .S; .hkjd' ta ld‍f,a Tyq jeähu .dhkd lf<a úlag¾ r;akdhl kï kjl .dhlhd .ehQ .S;' isys,a iq<x /,a‍f,a .S;fhka mgka .kakd Tyq bkamiq wurfoaj ta ld‍f,a iqfoda iqÿ i;a iuqÿr Ñ;%mgj,g .ehQ .S; iy isisr fiakdr;ak y|mdk Ñ;%mghg .ehQ .S; .dhkd lrkjd' wms w;aje,a .dhkh lrkjd'
ùrisxy olaI *qÜfnda,a l%Svlfhla' uu;a *qÜfnda,aj,g wdi ksid ùrisxy tlal fi,a,x l<d' uu uq,skau fydiag,a tlg wdmq od ùrisxy fydiag,a i.fhda /ia lr,d" udj bÈßfha ;sh,d i.hkag fufyu lsõjd'
whsfia fï wfma biafldaf,g wdmq uq,au uqia,sï fld,a,d' wms oeka fiaru tl ye,sfha lkafka' uQg ljqre yß ;ïìhd lsõfjd;a uu WU,f.a lk m,kjd'
ug bf.k .kak ffO¾hh ,enqfKa ùrisxy f.ka' Tyqg ix.S;h me;af;ka by<g hkak Woõ lf<a wfma ix.S; udiag¾ fla'ù'tia' fmf¾rd uy;d' miafi ne,skakï ix.S; f,dalfha fmr<s lrk wfma wdor”h frdayK njg m;a fj,d ;sfhkafka biafldaf, ysgmq  fï ùrisxyfka”
frdayKf.a mshdf.a ku fykaß ùrisxyh' Tyq kqjrt<sfha rejkat<sh .fï .ïuq,doEKshdh' iqoaokaf.a ld,fha fï .u ye¢ka jQfha í,elamq,a lshdh'
1949 fmnrjdß 18 fjksod iS;, kqjrt<sfha ùrisxy .ïuq,doEkshdf.a ksjfia ifydaor ifydaoßhka wg fofkl=f.a nd,hd f,i Èlaudÿf.dvf.a frdayK Ñ;% l=udr ùrisxy Wm; ,enqfõh' frdayKf.a ujf.a ku l=,fialrf.a fimd¾,ska ùrisxy h'
l=vd l, isgu frdayKf.a is; jvd;a we§ .sfha ix.S;h fj;h' ta wjêh Tyq u;lhg k.kafka fufiah'
uf.a ;d;a;d;a ix.S; rislfhla' wfma f.or *qÜ fnf,da i¾mskdjla ;sì, tal O¾fï kï flfkl=g úl=Kd ;snqKdÆ' b|ysg fï i¾mskdj;a iu. O¾fï iy ;j i.hka fo;=ka fofkla f.org le|jdf.k ;d;a;d mqxÑ ix.S; idÊchla od, i;=gq jqKd ug u;lhs' mqxÑ uu Tyq wi,g ù"  Tyqf.a weÛs,s ;=vq i¾mskdfj Íâ u; wdl¾I”h f,i tyd fuyd hk whqre n,d isákjd' Tjqka .ehqfõ relau” foaú" fudys§ka fn.a" l%siaá o fu,a" iS'à' m%kdkaÿ  .ehQ .S;' uu;a Tjqka iu. okak iskaÿj, lE,s  .dhkd lrkjd' ug u;lhs uq,skau wfma .ug f¾äfhda tlla f.kdfõ;a wfma ;d;a;d'
“ud ix.S;hg we,aula oelajQ ksidu ;d;a;d ks;r ks;r i¾mskdj iu. O¾fï f.org le|jd ug iskaÿ lshkak wjia:dj fokjd' fï ld‍f,a .fï mkai‍f,a W;aijj,§ ,jqâ iamSl¾ tflka .efhk .S; wy, tajfha jpk ug lgmdvï' iuyr úfYaI W;aij wjia:dj,§ ug;a .S;hla folla .hkak wjia:dj ,efnkjd' tjeks wjia:dj,§ uhsl%f*dakh <Ûg .syska uq¿ .ugu wefykak uu .S; lshkjd' uu fndfyda  wjia:dj, .ehqfõ lreKdj iu. fyd| ys; m;=rkak " wdof¾ wehs ‍fmdä y| udfï " uuhs rc ld‍f,a úys¿ flrej    wkaof¾  jf.a iskaÿ'
frdayKf.a l=vd ld,fha isgu ùrhd ;d;a;d nj Tyq lshhs' frdayKf.a mshd ix.S;hg we,au ;snqKdg "rdcldßj,§ ;o kS;s wkq.ukh l< flfkls' whqla;sh " widOdrKh yuqfõ Tyq fkdmels,j ke.S  isáfhah' l=vd l, isg ;d;a;d frdayKg mQ¾jdo¾Yhla úh' mrudo¾Ys pß;hla úh' ;d;a;df.a fï wdNdih ,enQ ksidfoda frdayKf.a tl whshd flfkl= jD;a;Sh iñ;s kdhlhl= ù we;'
ug fyd|g u;lhs ;d;a;d gjqug .syska wdmq ojil whsrdx.” Ñ;%mgfha iskaÿ ‍fmd; wrka wdjd' ug ta ld‍f,a ta Ñ;%mgfha .S; .%euf*dakfhka wy, lgmdvï' uu iskaÿ ‍fmdf;a jpk n,df.k iskaÿ lshkjd ;d;a;d fydfrka wyf.k bkakjd' ojila ;d;a;d wfma mjq‍f,a kj fokdu le,E y| Ñ;%mgh n,kak tlal .shd' fld<U fmkajmq Ñ;%mg ta ldf, wfma .fï iskud y,g tkafka wjqreÿ lSmhlg miafia' ~le,E y|~ n,,d f.or weú;a whsh,d yh fokhs " wlal,d fokakhs " uuhs uy yhsfhka iskaÿ lsõjd .ugu wefykak' uf.a f,dl= wïuf.a mq;d ì,a whshd ^w;m;a;=& wfma f.or wdjdu ug wksjd¾hfhkau iskaÿ lshkak lsh,d lshkjd' tajd wy, ug ‍fmdä ikaf;daiul=;a fokjd”
frdayK uq,skau bf.k .;af;a kqjrt<sfha hym;a t¾fârdf.a mjq‍f,a lkHdrdufhks' uq,a .=rejßh jQ iqcd;d úf–isxy .=re uEKshka Tyqg fyd|g u;lh' wdorfhka wl=re lrjQ  weh wo m%ùK rx.k Ys,amshl= jk fiakl úf–isxyf.a uEKshkah' YsIH;aj úNd.fhka iu;a jQ  frdayK je,suv uOH uyd úoHd,hg we;=¿ úh' ix.S;h ;u Ôú;h yd ;Èka ñY% jQfha fuu úoHd,fha ix.S; .=rejrhd jQ fla'mS'tia' fmf¾rd uy;d ksid nj frdayK lD;{;d mQ¾jlj isysm;a lrhs'
uf.a ieÛù ;snqKq ishÆ l=i,;d t<soelajQfha fmf¾rd uy;dhs' ta uy;d bkaÈhdfõ Ydka;s ksfla;kfha ix.S;h  yeoErE  flfkla' mdi‍f,a ix.S; ldurh uf.a úYajúoHd,h jqKd' uu jeämqru .ejiqfKa  fï ldurfha' is;drh" c, ;rx.h" jh,Skh " uekav,Skh bf.k .ekSug .=re uqIaáfhka f;drj ug Ys,am {dkh ÿkafka fmf¾rd .=re;=udhs'”
1963 jir frdayKg wu;l fkdjk jirls' fld<U ÆïìKs rÛy‍f,a meje;ajQ iuia; ,xld tal, .dhkd ;r.fha § frdayKg uq,a;ek ysñ jQ w;r tys fojk ia:dkh ysñj we;af;a wo olaI jh,Sk jdolhl= yd ix.S;{hl= jk ã'ã' .=Kfiakgh' fï ld,fha .fï mdi,g m;a ù wd úð; rKùr nKavdr .=re;=ud fndaäï ù we;af;a frdayK,df.a ksjfiah' frdayKf.a ix.S; ridiajdoh Wiia ;,hlg f.k taug Wmldß jQfha fï .=rejrhdh' iuyr rd;%Sj, rKùr i¾" uf.a whsh,d jk rdcd"   ik;a" vâ,s" chka; iu. udo tla j .S .ehqjd'”
mdi‍f,a ;u ix.S; .=rejrhd jQ fmf¾rd  uy;d fjk;a mdi,lg udre ù hdfï fya;=j u; tys ;jÿrg;a bf.kSfï wmyiq;djla frdayKg oeksKs' ksjdvq ld,fha§ frdayK mkaksmsáfha whshdf.a f.or tkafka mkaksmsáfha O¾umd, úoHd,h miqlr f.kh' Tyqg fï úoHd,fha b.ekSug wdidjla we;s úh' whshd u,a,Sf.a wdidj bgqlr  ÿkafkah' 1966 jif¾ Tyq O¾umd,hg we;=¿ jQfha ta wkqjh'
Wiia fm< úNd.hg fmkS isg .ug .sh frdayKg ;j;a wmQre .=rejrhl= yuq úh' ls;aisß wÆ;af.a kï ix.S; .=rejrhd" frdayK W;aijhl§ uekav,Ska jdokh lrkjd oel meye§ ;ud W.kajk kqjrt<sh .dñ” úoHd,hg n|jd .;af;ah'

ix.S;h fld;eko t;ek fidhd .sh frdayK fï .=rejrhdf.a u. fmkaùu hgf;a 1969 rcfha ix.S; úoHd,hg ^wo fi!kao¾h úYajúoHd,h& we;=<;a úh' uf.a Ôú;fha tlu isyskh ienE lrñka uu ix.S; úoHd,hg we;=<;a jqKd' tys § uq,au mdvu b.ekakqfõ úYdro tÉ'ã'tia' chfialr .=re;=ud' is;d¾ jdokh bf.k .;af;a úYdro fla'ta' ohdr;ak uy;df.ka' fï ld,fha úoHd,fha b.ekajQ ã'wd¾'mSßia " ì' úlag¾ fmf¾rd " iodkkao mÜáwdrÉÑ wd§ úYdro .=rejrekaf.a Ydia;%Sh jdok weiSfuka uf.a ix.S; {dkh ‍fmdaIKh jqKd' ta jf.au ik;a kkaoisß " wurd rK;=x. " mS'ù' kkaoisß " ghsgia fkdaksia " O¾uisß fmf¾rd wd§ úYdro .=rejrekaf.ka ug bf.k .kak ,enqKd' frdayK ta w;S;h isysm;a lf<ah'
frdayKf.a iuld,Sk mx;s ñ;=rka jQfha ,laIauka úf–fialr " ud,kS nq,;aisxy," nkaÿ, úf–ùr " wdkkao ùrisß " iqks,a ohdkkao fldakdr " nKavdr wd;djqo " f,ia,s úf–úl%u wd§kah' fiak ùrfialr " wurisß mSßia " úf–r;ak rK;=x.o iuld,Sk YsIHhkah'
frdayK fld;ekg .sh;a Tyqg uq,a;ek kdhl;ajh bfí ,enqfKah' tfiau igkaldñhl= o jQfhah' ix.S; úoHd,fha YsIH ix.ufha iNdm;s jQfha frdayKh' ‍f,alï jQfha ,laIauka úf–fialrh'
frdayKg ix.S; úoHd,fha § kegqï wxYfha isiqúhl fk; .egqKs' weh yeu úgu isáfha ;u mx;sj, iuld,Sk ñ;=re ñ;=ßhka iu.h' ;urd iurfldaka  ^wo tia'ì' Èidkdhl weue;sjrhdf.a ìß|& wdßhr;ak l¿wdrÉÑ " /ðk fi,ajkdh.ï " mshidr Ys,amdêm;s" l=,isß nqoj;a;  fï ñ;=re ñ;=ßhka w;r lemS fmkqKs'
uu thdj oel, ;snqKg l;d lr,d ;snqfKa keye' uu YsIH ix.ufha iNdm;s fj,d tod ‍fmdä idohla ;snqKd' uq,ajrg thdj ÿgqfõ ta idofhaÈhs' ta idofhaÈ weh;a wef.a iuld,Sk YsIH YsIHdjkq;a wmsg  ;,.=,s ÿkakd u;lhs” frdayK iskdfiñka mjihs' “ tod hdka;ug wms yskdjqKd' miq ojil wms YsIH ix.ufhka Y%uodkhla ixúOdkh l<d' to;a weh weú;a ysáhd' tod Woe,a,lg uf.a ll=, lemqKd' tal oel,d thd ‍f,akaiqj ÿkakd ;=jd‍f,a ne| .kak' tod uf.a ysf;a thd .ek meye§ula we;sjqKd' uf.a woyi thdg lsh,d heõfõ f,ia,s úf–úl%u lshk hd¿jd wf;a'
wehf.a ku ng‍fmd< wdrÉÑf.a ,S,d n%shg%sia o is,ajdh' weh wo frdayKf.a wdor”h ìß| njg m;aj isákakSh' fï fofokdg l<s÷ yd Ñrd;a kñka mq;=ka fofofkl= fjhs' l<s÷ újdy ù ´iag%ේ,shdfõ mÈxÑj isáhs'
1973 jif¾ wd§ wdkkaÈhhka úfrdaO;d kñka .S; kdgHhla ksIamdokh lf<ah' y¾uka fyi kï c¾uka cd;sl uyd ‍f,aLlhdf.a isoaOd¾: kjl;dj weiqfrka l=iqï Èidkdhl ^uydpd¾h f–'ì' Èidkdhlf.a ìßh& rpkd l< fï kdgHfha ix.S; wOHlaIKh lf<a úYdro iodkkao mÜáwdrÉÑh' fï .S; kdgHfha isoaOd¾: f,i
,laIuka úf–fialr;a" hfidaOrd f,i n%shg%siq;a  rÛmEy' fï kdgHfha w;aje,a .dhkhg frdayKo meñK isáfhah' kdgHh uq,ajrg rÛ oelajQ Èkfha jQ w;aoelSula frdayK úia;r lf<a fufiah'
tod ux., o¾Ykh ;snqfKa ú,shï f.dm,a,j ckdêm;s;=udf.a m%Odk;ajfhka' tod fkdis;+ jevla  isoaO jqKd' ,laIaukag weia f,v yeÈ,d weia fol fyd|gu bÈñ,d' rÛmdkak fldfydug;a neye' wka;sug ug isoaO jqKd isoaOd¾: pß;h rÛmdkak'tod uuhs n%shg%siqhs isoaOd¾: iy hfYdaOrd  pß; fol rÛmEjd” frdayK iskdfiñka lSfõh'
frdayK fõÈldfõ k¿jl= f,io m%;sNdj oelajQ l,dlrefjls' kdgH ix.S; wOHlaIjrhl= f,io lemS fmkqK frdayKf.a m%:u .S ;kq ks¾udKh jQfha Wmd,s Okj,ú;dk rpkd l< frdayK yd ud,ks nq,;aisxy, .dhkd l< rka ;re ñKs uq;=  iy kS,d úl%uisxy .ehQ in| lula ke;s fofokl= fjuq wms .S;hs'
frdayK ùrisxy kï ;kq ks¾udK Ys,amshd jvd;a ckm%sh jQfha à'tï' chr;akf.a .S; we;=<;a jQ r;a;rx fk;a leiÜ mgh ;=<ska nj Tyq mjihs' frdayKg tl, m%lg leiÜmg ksIamdolhl= jQ úch rdukdhl y÷kajd ÿkafka l=,r;ak  wdßhjxY úisks' tys m%;sM,hls r;a;rx fk;a' frdayK Ñ;%mg ix.S; wOHlaIKhg msúisfha i;siapkao% tÈßisxyf.a ~jÿ,~ Ñ;%mgfhks'
frdayK uq,ska is;=fõ .dhlhl= ùugh' kuq;a má.; l< w,amhla jQ .S;o m%pdrh jQfha b| ysgh' ug WÉp iajrfhka .dhkd lrkak wudrehs' tfy;a ud ;kq ks¾udKh l< .S; uf.a ifydaor .dhl .dhsldjka .hk úg;a"  ta .S; i|yd Tjqkag iïudk ,efnk úg;a uu wiSñ; i;=gla ,nkjd' ug thska i;=gq úh yelshs' frdayK lshhs'
frdayKg .S ;kq W,am; hhs lsh;s' fu;rï rid,sma; .S ;kq /ila ks¾udKh lrkafka flfiaoehs uu Tyqf.ka úuiqfjñ'
tal foúhka ug ÿkakq ;E.a.la hehs frdayK iskdfiñka lSfõh'
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