{"id":160700,"date":"2016-04-13T06:38:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T01:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=160700"},"modified":"2016-04-17T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T09:28:22","slug":"wikileaks-dudley-a-devout-buddhist-at-various-times-he-seemed-ready-to-retire-to-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-dudley-a-devout-buddhist-at-various-times-he-seemed-ready-to-retire-to-monastery\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Dudley A Devout Buddhist, At Various Times He Seemed Ready To Retire To Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Three-time Prime Minister of Ceylon and son of nations founding father, D. S. Seanayake, Dudley senanayake played in and out role in politics. 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