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A childhood friend of Ranil – Attorney-At Law Deepthi Liyanage speaks to the Sunday Observer Ranil with the Royal College Rugby team of 1968 Source:Sundayobserver Achildhood friend of Ranil Wickremesinghe and Dinesh Gunawardena- speaks to the Sunday Observer. Q: How did you become childhood friends with the current President Ranil Wickremesinghe? A: I became friends with Ranil even before we became classmates at Royal College. My father was appointed as the Editor of Silumina by D.R Wijewardene. His daughter Nalini, married Esmond Wickremesinghe. They were Ranil’s parents. As children Ranil and I would play at his grandfather D.R Wijewardene’s house in Hunupitiya. That was not a mere house but a palace. Q: Around when did you and Ranil begin your school lives? A: In 1954 the Royal College had two Sinhala medium classes along with a Tamil medium and English medium class each. Ranil and I started school on the same day. ...