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Ronnie De Mel the socialist who created a capitalist economy-By D.B.S Jeyaraj Source:Dailymirror Ronnie’s  first attempt in electoral politics was in the historic Wellassa region of the Uva province.  History was made when Ronnie de Mel presented the new United National Party (UNP) Government’s budget in November 1977 Ronnie sat for the Ceylon Civil Service (CCS) exam and joined the CCS in 1948. He served in different capacities at the Puttalam, Vavuniya and Matara Kachcheris The new Devinuwara MP with his leftist ideology and classical oratory was an instant hit. His parliamentary speeches were very popular The ascension of Junius Richard Jayewardene to the premier seat of political power in 1977 paved the way for a drastic transformation of Sri Lanka’s politico-economic landscape and environment. J.R. Jayewardene known popularly as “JR” ushered in political, economic, and electoral changes that utterly changed Sri Lanka. In the words of William Butler Yeats ...