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- ↑ "Trinity College Ryde Gold Medal". Trinity College. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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- ↑ "Hon. Tennekoon, Roland Stephen, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
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- ↑ "A Beacon of Light to everyone around her - Kuma Ratnayake (nee Tennekoon)". The Sunday Times . Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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