Maddumabandara

Maddumabandara was a great child hero in Sri Lanka. He was the second son of Ehelapola Adikaram. His mother was Ehalepola Kumarihami. He had one brother and one sister.  Ehelapola Adikaram was one of the Ministers of the king, Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe. The king was loyal to the English rulers and helped them. He betrayed the country. But, Ehelapola Adikaram wanted to protect the country from the English people. He was dead against the English rulers. Therefore, the king always suspected Ehelapola Adikaram and wanted to destroy his family. On 17^th   May, 1814, he ordered his military men to kill his family. First, Maddumabandara’s elder brother, Lokubandara was to be killed. He had great fear for death and began cry louder. At that time, Maddumabandara bravely came forward and said, “Aiyandi, don’t be frightened. I will show you how to die”. He bravely ordered the executioner to cut off his head. Maddumabandara thus sacrificed his life for the country and became a national hero.

 Dialogue

·       Who was Maddumabandara?

·       He was a great child hero in Sri Lanka.

·       What was his position in his family?

·       He was the second in his family.

·       Who was his father?

·       He was Ehelapola Adikaram.

·       What was he?

·       He was a minister.

·       Who was his mother?

·       She was was Ehalepola Kumarihami.

·       How many brothers and sisters did he have?

·       He had one brother and one sister. 

·       Who was his brother?

·       He was Lokubandara.

·       Who was the king?

·       He was Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe.

·       Was he a good king?

·       No, he wasn’t. He was a bad king. He betrayed the country.

·       He killed Ehalepola Family because they loved their motherland.