Daughter who went to sit for scholarship exam after worshipping father's body

Daughter who went to sit for scholarship exam after worshipping father's body

The scene of an incident where a girl who appeared for the grade 5 scholarship examination had to leave home when the body of her dead father was lying at home and bowed down in front of him asking permission to attend the exam brought a tear to everyone's eyes. This incident was reported from Suriyagama

Viharagala area.

There were 6 daughters in that family and two of them were living separately after marriage while 4 daughters were still attending school. The student Harshi Sandamali is appearing for the scholarship this year while another daughter is expected to sit for the advanced level this year.

The father's sickness was reported within a short space of time and he has passed away last 18th. The wife of the deceased had this to say regarding the incident. "It was my husband who died. My husband became ill all of a sudden. We also can't imagine all this. My husband was employed as a mason. All of us lived from what my husband earned. It was when my husband's body was lying at home that Chooty duwa left for the scholarship exam. Even on the day my husband became critical he told me "Even if I am no more ... see that the children get a good education".