Demonstrations at the airport in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Dec. 12, 1960 - Demonstrations in Colombo as Mrs. Bandaranaike leaves for visit to India. Demonstrators refused to disperse when ordered by police - and lay on the ground at Ratmanala Airport, Colombo -when Mrs. Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), left the airport for her visit to India - which is to last until January 6th. This follows yesterday's demonstrations in which 2, 000 men and women paraded through the streets of Colombo protesting against the takeover of schools and against the Marxist influence on the Government. They said they were determined to make Buddhists see their point of view and to win their sympathy. Photo shows some of the demonstrators at Ratmanal Airport, Colombo, when Mrs. Bandaranaike left for India

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