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Susili Wilson
Sunday Island
|October 19, 2025
Susili Wilson who passed away in Canada at the age of 96-years was the wife of Dr. AJ Wilson who was Professor of Political Science at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in the 1960s. He father was the leading politician SJV Chelvanayakam who was the founder/leader of the Federal Party. The Wilsons migrated to Canada later on and her husband served as Professor of Politics at the University of New Brunswick. Susili herself was a qualified librarian.
This story is from the October 19, 2025 edition of Sunday Island.
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