I have no regrets By Upul Joseph Fernando-2013-06-02 01 As I reached the house opposite the police guard post close to the Royal Park condominiums, a policeman shouted; "Where are you going?" When I replied to him, I saw a lady dressed in a purple blouse and a pair of black trousers standing at a stark black gate nearby. "He has come, putha, can you open the gate?" she asked a young man, who appeared to be her son. The lady, who stood before me, was none other than the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake. While many have attempted to portray her in many lights, the Aluthkade legal fraternity would describe her as a simple, charming lady wearing a Kandyan saree and wore no makeup. My first impression of her was that she was quite calm without even a shade of ennui. Seeing her inside the closed compound of her home, with windows and doors closed, I had the impression that she was under house arrest. Q: Don't you get the feeling that you are sort of under house arrest? A: I certainly do. It was all due to my honest struggle to promote the cause of justice. I am proud of it. With the Bribery Commission periodically summoning me there, neither myself nor my son and husband, have any rest and peace in our lives now. A: Would you like to tell us about your family, village, schools and so forth?

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