It thus became a place of historic and symbolic importance to all Sri Lankans. The library also became a repository of archival material written in palm leaf manuscripts, original copies of regionally important historic documents in the contested political history of Sri Lanka and newspapers that were published hundreds of years ago in the Jaffna peninsula. Soon, with the help of primarily local citizens, it became a full-fledged library. ![]() The library was built in many stages starting from 1933, from a modest beginning as a private collection. 3.3 Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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