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tx.,ka;h ,xldjg l%slÜ b.ekakqfõh' ,xldj tx.,ka;hg jvd fyd|g l%slÜ .id fmkaùh' fï .=ref.da, udrej wo Bg;a tyd f.dia ;sfí' ta l%slÜ f,iskau ,xldj tx.,ka;hg ‘fudßia uhsk¾’ yok yeáo lshd § we;s fyhsks' wms ta Y%S ,dxlslhka msßi fidhd .sfhuq'

ol=Kq m<df;a .d,a, Èia;%slalfha ng¥fõ fj,ahdhlg udhsïj fï fudßia uhsk¾ frday, msysgd ;sfí' Y%S ,xldjg ksoyi ,enqK 1948 jif¾ wdrïNl b;sydifha ,sheùug mgka.;a fudßia uhsk¾ ldrfha úm; ,shefjkafka 1971 § muKh' k*S,aâ idñjrhd ,dxPkho idod § fjf<| ‍fmd<g tjQ fudßia uhsk¾ ld¾ r: wdh;k jefik fudfyd; jkúg f,dalh mqrd tn÷ r: 1368291 la wf,ú ù ;snqKs' wjdikdjg fuka wdh;kh jefik fudfydf;ka miq idod wjika l< ,laI ixLHd; ld¾j,g wjeis wu;r fldgia ie§u o kej;sKs' ta iu.u isÿ jQfha fudßia uhsk¾ r: ysñhka wirK ùuhs' .d,af,a fudßia uhsk¾ frday, weröfï miqìu ielefikafka ta wkqjh' ng¥j fudßia uhsk¾ wdh;kfha m%Odk ld¾ñl ks,OdÍ ví'ta' úu,isß uy;df.a jokskau ñka bÈßhg l:dj wiuq'

zzuu mkia .Kkaj, uq,skau ,xldjg fudßia uhsk¾ ld¾ f.kajmq ksfhdað; wdh;kfha lshdjg .shd' t;fldg uu ;reKhs' uq,ska ld¾ fyaÿjd' miafia Ys,amh bf.k .;a;d' wjqreÿ lSmhla t;k jevl<d' tx.,ka;fha fudßia uhsk¾ yok tl kj;a;kak fjkjd úhou jeähs lsh,d' taflka jqfKa ,xldfõ wmsg;a riaid ke;sj .sh tl'

ug ta fjoa§ fmg%,a txðu .ek fyd| f;areula ;snqKd' ál ld,hlg uu fudßia uhsk¾ j,ska ÿria jqKd' fjk ;ekaj, jev l<d'

ta;a uf.a wefÕaa fudßia uhsk¾ ;dlaIKh ;snqKd' wiQfõ oYlh wdrïN jkúg .d,af,a mÈxÑ Okmd, iurfialr kï wfhla tx.,ka;fha lshdj lrñka isáfhah' Tyqg tx.,ka;fha fudßia uhsk¾ ld¾ wÆ;ajeähd lrk wdh;khl ysñlrejd jQ pd,aia fjhd¾ kue;s ñ;=frlao úh'

fï ñ;%hdg 80 oYlfha ueo jkúg ish wdh;kfha wÆ;ajeähd lrk r:j,g wjYH wu;r fldgia ysÕhlg uqyqK §ug isÿúh' tx.,ka;fha ku f,dj m%isoaO l< fudßia uhsk¾ r:fha fldgia tx.,ka;fha;a fidhd.; fkdyels ù ;sìK' wjidkfha Tyq Okmd, iurfialr iu. fï ms<sn| idlÉPd lf<ah' wms ,xldfõ§ fudßia uhsk¾ wÆ;ajeähd lrk YdLdjla mgka .ksuq' uu Woõ lrkakï' Thd,d ug ´k fldgia tfya yo,d tjkak'ZZ

Okmd, iurfialr fï fhdackdj ysf;a ;ndf.k furgg meñKsfhah' zzuu tald‍f,a iuqmldr .rdÊ tfla jevl<d' ojila ug yokak ,enqKq fudßia uhskrhla uu fyd|u ;;ajfhka yeÿjd' fïl .rdÊ tlg weú;a ysáh Okmd, uy;a;hd oelald' thd udj fydhdf.k wdjd' weú;a lsõfõ fïl wNsfhda.hla' Thd ud;a tlal tl;=fj,d fïl lruq lsh,d' ug lshdj od,d tl mdr tkak nE' ta;a uu Woõ lrkakï lsõjd'ZZ

ta wkqj 90 oYlfha uq, ng¥fõ jev‍fmd< wdrïN úh' tys fudßia uhsk¾ fldgia iaj,am jYfhka iEÿ kuq;a tajd ksis m%ñ;sfhka f;drúh' 91 jif¾ pd,aia fjhd¾ wjYH WmlrKo iys;j zzähqrn,a ld¾ia ,xldZZ kñka fuh wdrïN lrkakg fhÈKs' ta Okmd, iurfialr uy;df.a ksji bÈßmsgh'

tod b|ka wo fjklau wms ld¾j,g ´k fldgia yokjd' wms tkaðka fldgia yokafka keye' we;a;gu fudßia uhsk¾ tkaðu yokak ´k kE' tod ;;a;ajfhkau wo;a ;sfhkjd' ug;a uhsk¾ tlla ;sfhkjd' uu taflka rg jfÜu rjqula .syska wdjd' fmg%,a .ymq tl ú;rhs lf<a'

wo jk úg uilg n%s;dkH mjqï 5000 l fudßia uhsk¾ nvq Tjqyq tx.,ka;hg wmkhkh lr;s' ´iafÜ%,shdfõ" fvkaud¾lh wdÈ rgj,g fjku wmkhkh flfrhs' fvkaud¾la ráka wä 40 lkafÜkrhl nyd ld¾ ;=kla furgg tjd ;snqfKa tajd idod kej; tjk f,i b,a,ñks' uu ta ld¾ yo,d heõjd' wms fufya fgiaÜ lf<;a kE' whs;s flkd kefjka nd,d lsf,daóg¾ 400 la tl ld¾tlla tl È.g meof.k .syska' thd ug l:d lr,d lsõjd zzyß mqÿuhsZZ lsh,d' fudßia uhsk¾ wu;r fldgia yokjdg wu;rj Tjqka furg mdßfNda.slhkaf.a uhsk¾ r: wÆ;a jeähdjo isÿlrhs'

zzwms wka;su wefkag hklï .,jkjd' .,j,d fldïmeksfha ;;a;afjgu wÆ;ska yokjd' Bg wvq fld,sáfhka yokafka kE' talfka wms ähqrn,a ld¾ia ,xld lsh,d ku oeïfïZZ Tyq ;u wdh;kfha kdu mqjrej foi n,ñka iskdfõ'

furg Ndú;d jk fndfyda oE Made in hkakg miq fjk rgl kulska ieriS we;soEh' tjka ;;a;ajhla ;=< ðkf.a rfÜ;a" fjk;a hqfrdamd rgj,;a Made in Sri Lanka hkafkka ieriqKq fudag¾ r: wu;r fldgia fyda ;sìu i;=gls' th;a Tjqka f.!rjfhka i,lk fudßia uhsk¾ kduh hgf;a ùu wdvïnrhls'