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    Somasundaram  a man for all seasons – By Tilak (of the Daily News Sri lanka) Source:Daily news He is a humble , down to earth, unique human being who was grateful for the free education he had first at Royal and then at The University of Ceylon where he read double maths and chemistry. A debt I can never repay He started his career in 1971 at Whittalls in Estate Management and after three years of outstanding work he was head hunted by George Steuart’s the oldest business firm in Sri Lanka ( Estd 1835 ) where he spent his next 34 years in commercial life rising to be Chairman in 2000. In the next eight years he steered the Group through what history subsequently recorded as the Group’s finest years and retired in 2008 to engage in social work. As Hony Secretary of The Board of Control ...