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Order in the Red Ranks - DailyNews

· By Gayan Abeykoon
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There was a time when the Lanka Sama Samaja Party marched in May Day parades chanting, “Arise now, ye starvers.” Back then, Leftist political parties held their May Day parades through the streets of Colombo within a tradition of attacking rivals and exchanging blows. May Day was a restless day for the ‘club-and-bat…

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