Lakshman Kadirgamar - Legacy

Legacy

Kadirgamar is considered as the finest foreign minister Sri Lanka ever had, due to his successful efforts of changing international opinion on Sri Lanka and the LTTE. His efforts in getting the LTTE listed as a terrorist organization contributed to its ultimate defeat in 2009. His recognition that significant change was needed within Sri Lanka if its communities were to live together peacefully was an enduring part of his legacy. The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies, a think tank on international affairs, was established in his memory an year after his assassination. A statue of Kadirgamar has been erected at the Liberty roundabout in Colombo.

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