Posted on April 7th, 2021
KAMALIKA PIERIS
Philip
Gunawardene returned to Sri Lanka in 1932 after ten hectic years abroad. Of all the socialist politicians in the
island, Philip Gunawardene is the only politician to have had close contact with
socialist movements abroad, observed Ananda Meegama. He had met with
revolutionaries and freedom fighters in four continents. Philip said he
has associated with socialists of different brands from pale pink to dark red
in various parts of the world.
His
father got to know something of his son’s activities when
Queen’s Counsel R.L. Pereira returned
from New York. Pereira had watched a massive demonstration by the Hotel Workers