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662:"Kali Kalyani Arulpragasam on Instagram: ""Goodbye Daddy.. #ILOVEYOU the Master & Great Leader" You even Timed It So Perfectly Your Entry and Exit.. 3-12-2019 #333 at 3:30AM at #Jaffna #Srilanka #RIP #RestInPeace #RestInPower #Jaffna #SriLanka #ArulappuRichardArudpragasam #Arudpragasam #EROS #President / Founder / Chairman #EelaverDemocraticFront #ErosDemocraticFront #TamilPoliticalLeader #TamilLeader #ARULAR 👑 13-04-1948 03-12-2019""
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361:"Kali Kalyani Arulpragasam on Instagram: "#ARULAR's (Arulappu Richard Arudpragasam) Memorial Talk Tomorrow 21/12/2019 at 9:30AM at 'Euroville Conference Hall', 17 Agrarian Services Lane, #Nallur, #Jaffna SriLanka. Where Many Will be Discussing His Books and Important Works of Contribution to Tamil history"
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