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- ↑ "SRIYANI WIJEWICKRAMA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Elections -2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sriyani Wijewickreme sworn in as state minister - Breaking News | Daily Mirror".
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