Friday, July 22, 2011
Launch of book on The Historical and Political Evolution of the SLFP
The book titled The Historical and Political Evolution of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party co-authored by Dr Jayatissa de Costa and Dr Telli C Rajaratnam will be launched at the 60th Anniversary of the SLFP on September 2. 
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The first copy will be jointly presented by Dr De Costa and Dr Rajaratnam to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on September 2 at the SLFP convention.
Dr De Costa LLB (Sri Lanka), LLM (London), PhD (Sri Lanka) President's Counsel is also the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission.
He is a former chairman of the Law Commission.
He is an expert on election laws and the constitution of Sri Lanka and has been a visiting lecturer in law in several universities.
He has authored several books including a book on election laws.
Dr Rajaratnam LLB (Sri Lanka), LLM (London), PhD (London) is an advisor, editor of the Sri Lanka Patriot Newsline, a senior visiting lecturer in law and diplomatic relations.
He has practised as a barrister and solicitor in Australia, as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an attorney-at-law in the US and Sri Lanka.
He has also authored several books including The Dawn of Sri Lanka-The Wonder of Asia: Selected Essays on the Patriotic Legacy of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Both Dr De Costa and Dr Rajaratnam are senior members of the SLFP.
The book would be a landmark publication with intricate details of the growth of the SLFP and the contribution made by the late D A Rajapaksa, SWRD Bandaranaike and the late Herbert Sri Nissanka PC, and the successive leaders of the SLFP and how they contributed to the growth of the party.
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