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Mother hands over

Sunday 07 August 1994 23:02 BST
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Colombo - Sri Lanka's opposition leader, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, says she is stepping aside to allow her daughter, Chandrika Kumaratunga, to lead the country if the government is voted out in the 16 August general elections. AP

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