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Sri Lanka President Junius Jayewardene has expressed resentment at what he sees as IndiaтАЩs attempts to тАЬbullyтАЭ his government.
Elephant expert Jayantha Jayewardene said the animal had been ill-treated.
After coming to power, Jayewardene directed the rewriting of the constitution.
Foreign relations main seeAlso President J. R. Jayewardene gifting a baby elephant to US President Ronald Reagan in 1984 Sri Lanka is a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
In 1980, Junius Richard Jayewardene 's government agreed to devolve power by the means of District Development Councils upon the request of TULF.
Jayewardene also eliminated a major Tamil grievance by abrogating the "standardization" policy of the United Front government, which had made university admission criteria for Tamils more difficult.
Jayewardene's UNP government accused former prime minister Bandaranaike of abusing her power while in office from 1970 to 1977.