Notable Sri Lankan Canadians
Famous Sri Lankan Canadians include author Michael Ondaatje and his financier brother Christopher Ondaatje; Buddhist leader, scholar, poet, novelist Suwanda H J Sugunasiri, musician Nirmala Basnayake, formerly of the band controller.controller; news anchor Anne-Marie Mediwake; novelist Shyam Selvadurai; cricketers Sanjayan Thuraisingam, film Actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record-holder Suresh Joachim; and Pubudu Dassanayake.
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