Early Life
Lakshman Kadirgamar was born in Colombo. He hailed from a Tamil family; his father was Samuel J.C.Kadirgamar Sr, JP, UM a Proctor, who was the President of the Colombo Proctor's Association and the founder President of the Law Society of Ceylon. He had three elder brothers; S.J.C.Kadirgamar Jr., QC was an eminent lawyer in commercial law, Rear Admiral Rajan Kadiragamar former head of the Royal Ceylon Navy and Selvanathan "Bai" Kadirgamar was a Major in the Ceylon Army.
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