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Lion Chandana Mahanama MJF Lion Chandana Mahanama is a progressive Lion leader who began his journey in 2017 and now serves as Cabinet Secretary and District GMT of District 306D7.

A candidate for 2nd Vice District Governor, he stands for Experience to Lead Commitment to Serve

In Loving Memory of PDG Lal ManualgeToday, I write these words with a very heavy heart.The passing of Past District Gove...
26/08/2026

In Loving Memory of PDG Lal Manualge

Today, I write these words with a very heavy heart.

The passing of Past District Governor Lal Manualge is not only a great loss to our Lions family, but a deeply personal loss to me.

Sir, you were one of the people who helped me greatly to reach the position I hold today. You stood with me, guided me, encouraged me, and supported me throughout my journey. I will always remain grateful for the confidence you placed in me.

You were a strong and fearless decision-maker. Your decisions were never based on bias, friendship, or personal preference. You looked at the facts, reasons, and what you believed was right. You spoke straight, explained your reasoning, made your decision, and had the courage to stand by it.

We may agree or disagree with a strong leader, but we always know where he stands.

I believe it will be very difficult to find another personality of your strength and character in the near future.

Yet behind that strict and decisive leader was an extremely friendly Lion who enjoyed fellowship to the fullest. You knew how to be firm when leadership demanded it and how to be a true friend when friendship mattered.

You also leave us with an important lesson:

Recognize and appreciate the value of people while they are still with us—not only after they are gone.

Your contribution to the Leo movement also became part of your legacy. You had the pride of seeing your own son serve as a Leo District President, contributing another young leader to our District and to the future of Lionism.

On a very personal note, there is one thought that hurts me deeply.

I was waiting for my Governor year to work together with you.
I had hoped you would be there beside me, sharing your experience, giving your straightforward advice, questioning me when necessary, and helping me make the right decisions.

Sadly, that opportunity will never come.

But the lessons you gave me, the confidence you placed in me, and the example of leadership you demonstrated will remain with me throughout my journey.

I will miss you, Sir. I will miss your guidance, your straight talk, your friendship, and above all, your presence.

You may have left us, but the strength of your character and the lives you influenced will remain your legacy.

Rest in peace, PDG Lal Manualge.

Thank you for standing with me.
Thank you for believing in me.
Thank you for being part of my journey.

You will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. 🕊️

අප අතරින් සමුගත් PDG ලාල් මැනුවෙල්ගේ මහතාට ආදරණීය සමුගැනීමක්

අද මේ වචන කිහිපය ලියන්නේ ඉතාමත් බර වූ හදවතකින්.

Past District Governor ලාල් මහතාගේ අභාවය අපගේ ලියෝ සහ සිංහ පවුලට විශාල පාඩුවක් පමණක් නොව, මට පෞද්ගලිකවම දැනෙන ඉතා විශාල හිස්තැනක්.

Sir, අද මා සිටින තැනට පැමිණීමට ඔබ මට විශාල ශක්තියක් වුණා.
මගේ ගමනේදී ඔබ මා සමඟ සිටියා. මට මඟ පෙන්වූවා. අවශ්‍ය වෙලාවට උපදෙස් දුන්නා. මා කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසය තැබුවා. ඒ සියල්ලටම මම සදා ණයගැතියි.

ඔබ දැඩි, නිර්භීත සහ සෘජු තීරණ ගන්නා නායකයෙක්.

ඔබේ තීරණ පෞද්ගලික හිතවත්කම්, පක්ෂපාතීත්වය හෝ පුද්ගලික කැමැත්ත මත ගත් තීරණ නොවෙයි. සෑම තීරණයක් පිටුපසම කරුණු තිබුණා. හේතු තිබුණා. සාධාරණ පදනමක් තිබුණා.

ඔබට කියන්න තිබුණු දේ කෙළින්ම කිව්වා.
තීරණයක් ගත් පසු ඒ තීරණය වෙනුවෙන් නොසැලී සිටියා.

ඔබ වැනි ශක්තිමත් පෞරුෂයක් සහිත නායකයෙකු නැවත ඉක්මනින් අපට හමුවේවිදැයි මට සැකයි.

එහෙත් ඒ දැඩි නායකයා තුළ ඉතාමත් මිත්‍රශීලී, සුහදත්වය සහ fellowship උපරිමයෙන් අගය කළ සැබෑ සිංහයෙක් සිටියා.

ඔබ අපට තවත් ඉතා වැදගත් පාඩමක් ඉතිරි කර ගියා.

මිනිසෙකුගේ වටිනාකම ඔහු අප අතර සිටින විටම හඳුනාගෙන, අගය කර, ඒ බව ඔහුට දැනෙන්නට සැලැස්විය යුතුයි. ඔහු අපෙන් සමුගත් පසු පමණක් ඒ වටිනාකම ගැන කතා කිරීම ප්‍රමාණවත් නැහැ.

Leo ව්‍යාපාරයටත් ඔබ තැබූ සලකුණ විශේෂයි. ඔබේම පුතු Leo District President ලෙස අපගේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කයට නායකත්වයක් ලබාදීම ඔබේ ජීවිතයේ තවත් ආඩම්බරකාරී උරුමයක්.

නමුත් අද මගේ හිතට වැඩියෙන්ම දැනෙන කාරණයක් තියෙනවා...

මගේ සිංහ වසර එනතුරු මම බලාගෙන සිටියේ ඔබ සමඟ වැඩ කරන්න.

ඔබේ අත්දැකීම්, ඔබේ සෘජු අදහස්, අවශ්‍ය තැනදී කරන විවේචන සහ නිවැරදි තීරණ ගැනීමට ඔබ ලබාදෙන මඟපෙන්වීම මගේ සිංහ වසරේදී මට ලැබේවි කියලා මම බලාපොරොත්තු වුණා.

අද ඒ බලාපොරොත්තුව මට ඉතිරිව ඇත්තේ මතකයක් ලෙස පමණයි.

නමුත් ඔබ මට දුන් පාඩම්, මා කෙරෙහි තැබූ විශ්වාසය සහ ඔබෙන් මා දුටු නායකත්වය මගේ ඉදිරි ගමන පුරාම මා සමඟ රැඳී තිබේ

Sir, ඔබව මට ගොඩක් මතක් වේවි.

ඔබේ මඟපෙන්වීම...
ඔබේ කෙළින් කතාව...
ඔබේ මිත්‍රත්වය...
ඒ හැමදේටම වඩා ඔබ අප අතර සිටීම මට මතක් වේවි.

PDG ලාල් මහතාණෙනි, ඔබට නිවන් සුව ලැබේවා! 🕊️

මා සමඟ සිටියාට ස්තුතියි.
මා කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසය තැබුවාට ස්තුතියි.
මගේ ගමනේ කොටසක් වූවාට ස්තුතියි.

ඔබ අප අතර නැති වුණත්, ඔබ තැබූ මතකයන් සහ නායකත්වයේ සලකුණ කිසිදා මැකී නොයනු ඇත.

12/08/2026
It was a great privilege and an honour to be part of INVICTUS '26, the Annual Convention of our Leos.Our Leos are not on...
07/08/2026

It was a great privilege and an honour to be part of INVICTUS '26, the Annual Convention of our Leos.

Our Leos are not only the leaders of tomorrow—they are leaders of today. Their energy, innovation, compassion, and commitment to service give us great confidence in the future of Lionism.

As Lions, one of our greatest responsibilities is to guide, mentor, and empower our Leos, creating a strong pathway from Leo to Leo-Lion to Lion. By investing in our youth, we are investing in the future of our communities and our organization.

Congratulations to the Organizing Committee and everyone who contributed to the success of INVICTUS '26. It was inspiring to witness so many young leaders united by a common purpose: to serve, to lead, and to make a difference.

Thank you for the warm hospitality. I wish every Leo continued success in your leadership journey.

Together, we are truly One Family of Leaders.

02/08/2026
🌟 Leadership Training Program for Students 🌟It was a pleasure to participate in the Student Leadership Training Program ...
02/08/2026

🌟 Leadership Training Program for Students 🌟

It was a pleasure to participate in the Student Leadership Training Program organized by the Lions Club of Colombo Diamonds.

Leadership begins with character, grows through knowledge, and is strengthened by service. Investing in young leaders today is the foundation for building a responsible, compassionate, and successful society tomorrow.

My sincere appreciation goes to the Lions Club of Colombo Diamonds for organizing this meaningful initiative and empowering students with the skills, confidence, and values needed to become future leaders.

Congratulations to the organizing team, resource persons, teachers, and all the enthusiastic students who actively participated. May this experience inspire you to lead with integrity, serve with compassion, and make a positive difference wherever you go.

The leaders of tomorrow are shaped by the opportunities we create today.

✨ Club Officer Installation Ceremony – Lions Club of Rathnapura ✨A new Lionistic year begins with renewed purpose, fresh...
02/08/2026

✨ Club Officer Installation Ceremony – Lions Club of Rathnapura ✨

A new Lionistic year begins with renewed purpose, fresh leadership, and a stronger commitment to service.

It was a privilege to participate in the Club Officer Installation Ceremony of the Lions Club of Rathnapura, one of the most distinguished Lions clubs in Sri Lanka with a proud legacy of over 50 years of dedicated community service.

Congratulations to the newly installed President, Board of Directors, and all Club Officers. May your leadership inspire unity, strengthen fellowship, and create a lasting impact through meaningful service to the community.

Wishing the Lions Club of Rathnapura another successful year as they continue to uphold the Lions motto:

"We Serve."

💙💛 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the entire Lions family!

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