President Reagan’s Photo Ops. with President J. R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka on June 18, 1984

[@ranilpeiris1929]

Never in history that a Sri Lankan leader has been so warmly welcomed and given such honour by a US President. What a great leader !

[@LalithaIndrani-k2k]

YES OF COURSE. HE GOT WARM WELCOME BECAUSE JR MADE THE ALL STEP TO DESTRUCT THE SRILANKAN ECONOMY AND NATION😂

[@WilliamLi-nd4lz]

@@LalithaIndrani-k2k JR jayawardana remains the greatest president of Sri Lanka.

[@ranilpeiris1929]

One of Asia"s greatest leaders ..a leader we can be proud of.

[@virangaatukorala3558]

Proud to be a Sri Lankan-American. Our two great Presidents from the past. Friendship, love and a baby elephant 🐘

[@dulithaweerasekara7741]

Thank you very much for sharing these videos after long time.

[@thashika80]

Thank you very much for Regan Libary : 🙏🇱🇰

[@Rose-dh3ec]

OH yeah 1983 our follow citizens innocent men, woman and children got MURDERED innocent woman got RAPED. He Was executive prasitant of the country He did nothing to stop. crime against humanity.go research BACK JULY you learne.

[@thashika80]

@@Rose-dh3ec why you shouting at history. Look what you are today 🤣

[@Rose-dh3ec]

History is matter why all world talking about holocaust even 80 years ago happened.bad leaders action are matter.we should condam them Not priase them we have to keep the history passed down to young junanaration that only way We Will stop this unspecasble event darkest Time of the our to nation. How many kids lost their prants, many prants lost their kid's how many women got Raped front of their mother, father, husband brother. Their was power less to protect them. This prasitant was supporting mobs, army and polish to voilance against innocent Owen citizen's basically you saying just forgot about this move on if happen to your mother sisters wife brother father. You just forgot move on your life. I am not think so.

[@thashika80]

@@Rose-dh3ec That's exactly what I was asking. Why you hate history? Every government kills. Tell me any white government you know that have not killed people.

[@thashika80]

@@Rose-dh3ec You misunderstood. I thank Regan Libary, because nowadays we do not have much footage about our good old days. (I am Sri Lankan) Second thing: I do not like WAR, but I know it is necessary when some other parties are uncontrolled. Last : I like only few leaders such as JFK, Lincoln, Sir John Kothalawala, and Sir Winston Churchill. Rest is not my favourite, but I like history channels.

[@barbaraleary8300]

Very wonderful moment in Sri Lankan history He was a good leader and a fine man.

[@Rose-dh3ec]

1983 darkest Time our country history innocent men, woman and children got MURDERED innocent woman got RAPED He was Excutive Prasitant he did nothing stop. You Right he VERY GOOD LEADER and FINE MAN.if more details go Reserh BLACK JULY

[@alawagedagoa]

The best presidents ever of two nations 👍👍👍

[@hemanthakumara7195]

I not a unper.. but i am proud have a leader in my country like j r..

[@asankawlk]

Hemantha Kumara I’m not

[@Rose-dh3ec]

Oh yeah 1983 darkest Time our country history he was excutive prasitant. Innocent men, woman and children got MURDERED. Innocent woman got RAPED.all over the country He did nothing to stop. Also He brought indian army to our country.

[@dayanhamine7533]

Yes I like him very much

[@shanthidhammika8978]

Very glad seing your dear leader, miss you always nowadays. Salute you!👏❤

[@KanishkaWijesekara]

If you listen closely, President Reagan is telling his counterpart about remedies for Jet-lag! J. R responds by saying he's kept the time on his watch to match with the Sri Lankan time zone. Presidential small talk!!

[@neecicoleman1690]

"I should have brought a jelly bean" Dear Lord😂

[@nethiwooabhimanaya7692]

බලන් ගියාම මෙයා තමයි හොඳටම කරේ

[@swb0510]

🤣

[@ashan2000]

යැංකි ඩිකී

[@prakashsilva]

Two great men,... and a baby elephant 😊 good one

[@user-pn6cy6wg7n]

@Anto P Shut up with your lies crybaby.

[@Rose-dh3ec]

J R was excutive prasitant 1983 darkest Time our country innocent blood everywhere men, woman and children got MURDERED Innocent woman got RAPED. Less than 11mounth Regen invited him both Bad guys baby elephant is GREAT. Also baby elephant way smarter than J R

[@vipulaperera7413]

Why our successive government could not build on this relationship with Us? President Reagan was a wonderful man. God bless his soul and president JR. true leaders missed today.

[@keerthirangana8173]

Who said it didn't. If it not for our Ambassador that time, this visit would not have happened. Tell me three Ambassadors of his caliber after that. except for few most Ambassadors came here are political idiots with no real value. Ex. Jaliy W?

[@kumaraenterprises7972]

After gaining Independence from Britain in 1948 Sri Lanka did'nt have leaders who excelled in all aspects except JR.

[@srilankanflyer1999]

Both presidents did great service to their respective countries!!

[@dimuthupriyanjana1260]

Look at the how jr introduce the keeper of baby elephant . He even hold that young boy with verry friendly. This is how great leaders react

[@cuteboywithjapan835]

කොහොමද ගැම්ම

[@agag9851]

මුතුඅැටය රැකගත්ත උතුමන්ලා

[@kodi266]

@@agag9851 පිස්සුද මූ තමා කෑවේ... හැම බඩුවම පිට රටින් ගෙන්වන ආර්ථිකයක් හදල...

[@human2470]

@@agag9851 😂😂😂. U Thama rata kanna patan gatte hama ekama ratin genalla

[@Rm-wk8wz]

America wata puka dunnata un indiawa apita ariddi polla thibba😄hoyla blpn

[@Trazor]

The other side of the story is that, she 'Jayathu' passed away after 70days in the Washington Zoo.

[@SachiraBhanu]

what happend :(

[@Astrocare0]

President Gayawardene was the greatest leader l have ever seen in my life. He has brought a lot of regards to our motherland.

[@ranilpeiris1929]

Yes. Undoubtedly Sri Lanka's greatest leader. No one ever came close to him.

[@drdeshi]

Oh Baby Jayathu! 🐘💕 She stole the show! Wonder if she's still living...

[@RonaldReaganLibrary]

Unfortunately, sadly the baby elephant died of a mysterious illness only a few months later at the National zoo. Thanks for the question.

[@roshanherath9196]

@@thoughtsofabuddhistmonk8020 Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@sasiru]

Thoughts of a Buddhist monk thank you!

[@sasiru]

Reagan Library So sad!

[@yapacreation]

Great ...Great personalities

[@nesansriskanda2569]

It is another horrendous act by President J.R. did in his life by separating a baby elephant from its herd & bringing her all the way to the US!! Finally, she died in isolation!!

[@Aahilsonu]

I loved It ❤

[@Rose-dh3ec]

OH yeah 1983 our follow citizens innocent men, woman and children got MURDERED innocent woman got RAPED. He Was executive prasitant of the country He did nothing to stop. crime against humanity.go research BACK JULY you learne.

[@DashParrOfficial]

@@Rose-dh3ec are you tamil?

[@suduputhakolamba1393]

ඔබතුමා ගැන මට හරිම ආඩම්බරයි. ඔබ රට දියුණු කරා. ඒත් රටේ නීතිය නැත්තටම නැතිකලේ ඔබ තුමයි. විධායක ජනාධිපති ක්‍ර මය ගෙනත් රටේ හොරු , පාතාලයෝ, මිනීමරුවො, කුඩු මුදලාලිලා බිහිකරා රට නැත්තටම නැති උනා. ඒ කාලෙ සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනිය කල වරදට සිරගතකලත් දැන් රටේ නීතියක් නැති නිසා හොරු ,පාතාලයෝ,මිනීමරුවො කුඩු මුදලාලිලා පාරාදීසයක් වෙලා ඉවරයි. ඔවුන් හිරේ ගියත් ජනාධිපති සමාවෙන් මාසෙන් එනව, ඒ හින්ද රට විනාශ වෙලා ඉවරයි. ඊට වග කිවයුත්තේ ඔබ බව කවුරුත් දන්නා රහසක්.

[@what-we-eat]

President Jayawardene was very distracted and taken up by Jayathu :))

[@thiwankaambagaspitiya9264]

Im really proud of mr. Jr s body language front of the us president.. soo calm and take it easy...

[@Rose-dh3ec]

OH yeah, 1983 our follow citizens innocent men, women, and children got MURDERED innocent women got RAPED. He Was the executive president of the country He did nothing to stop. crime against humanity. go research BACK July you will learn.

[@jonachavez485]

@@Rose-dh3ec why are u like this man? Without this man we will have to bend our backs to the royalty of sri lanka to get anything. Dont blame him for what the communists did.. He might have done wrongs but he did many great things

[@Rose-dh3ec]

you can't compare anything human life's I am not talking about politics. This manic is responsible for lots of innect life losses.

[@jonachavez485]

@@Rose-dh3ec then you can't consider any politician as a respectable politician according to ideology. U can't expect politicians without any murder charges in the developing world even the developed world its the same... Thats not what define them. Its the leap he took towards civilization. Its true he used racism to keep his power towards the end. But i think he's definitely better than present day politicians

[@Rose-dh3ec]

I respect your belief. But I do not agree with you. For me, wrong is wrong right is right. I never try to justify a person's wrong actions. if I steal I am a thief, I am not going to say a lot of people steal so what. also, JR's actions are lead to a 26year war country that is never the same again.

[@gayanwaduge9096]

පියාණෙනි ඔබට නිවන් සුව

[@mohamedshiraz5950]

President JR look at his speech very proud 👍

[@Rose-dh3ec]

OH yeah 1983 our follow citizens innocent men, woman and children got MURDERED innocent woman got RAPED. He Was executive prasitant of the country He did nothing to stop. crime against humanity.go research BACK JULY you learn.

[@amindra963]

I'm quite saddened that Jayatu was relegated to a zoo! Shame on the American sense of love for the Mute World. The president of Sri Lanka should've gifted a Beagle or a German Sheppard or some such dog; perhaps a dog might have been adopted by the White House as presidential orphan. Jayatu should've been gifted to indigenous people. She'd been received with much love!

[@diazbrother7188]

us president love you sir you good man 🙇💖

[@kumarasirifernando5074]

JR is the best President in Sri Lanka. There are hundreds of thousands of people living successfuly because of his open economy.

[@kp-1949]

this is amazing !!

[@AbeethaWaththegama-mx8qs]

His talks about democracy was not practical.He abolished the WITH his force.But happy to see a sriLankan leader in America.

[@Dharmadasa-c4h]

JR..........ගේ මූණෙංම පේනවා ඌ............... මිණීමරු වෙක්. කියලා.....................!

[@jh4803]

I don't care what religion or political party you are in but I'm 101% against Sri Lanka gifting baby elephants to other country leaders. Just because it's free and you can do it never take a baby elephant away from it's mother. Sri Lankans are very good at this and it as to be stopped. A year old baby elephant was gifted to Pakistan in 1985 and that poor elephant went through the most horrific life ever. Thanks to singer Cher that poor elephant was saved. The people of Sri Lanka didn't gift that poor baby elephant but you you did.

[@kisaldamz4603]

Jayathu =Victory

[@kishanthananayakkara2661]

As person who lived in these times I don't remember anything good out of this show. JR's foreign policy was such that he fell off with India - our neighbour & long standing friend. He and his PM antoganised Indira Gandhi and the result was that (1) India trained LTTE/ Terrorists..gave them shelter, (2) encroached our territorial boundaries..dropped dahl and then (3) forced 13th amendment on us. None came to our rescue. Now we live with useless provincial councils that cost the most after our defence budget. That's what he gave this country ultimately with his big shows. ..not to mentioned 83 riots...forcing the country into two civil wars incl..one in south. Cant imagine what more damage he could have caused if not for his premier who kicked him off when he tried a third term getting Lional Jayathilka and Merril Kariyawasam to propose. This guy is a historical disaster.

[@Neil00841]

Sadly, Jayathu passed away 73 days later in the Washington Zoo. The cause of death was an allergic reaction to her infant formula. 😭😭😭😭

[@sumedaappuhamy996]

Great humour by both presidents. Reagan was well known for that.

[@wimukthisenarathna531]

Great leaders..

[@martinluther2911]

අද වනවිට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව හිගන රටක් කොට ඉල්ලාගෙන කන තැනට හා වලපල්ලට යැවීමේ මුල් පුරෝගාමීයා... වලටත් හෙණගහණ රටට විරුද්ධ පාපකර්ම කල දේශද්‍රෝහීයා. උතුර හා දකුණ ගිනි තැබූ දේශපාලන හෝතඹුවා.. උතුරේ වසර 30ක යුද්ධයක් නිර්මාණය කල කලුජූලියේ නිර්මාතෘවරයා. කලුජූලීයේ පව් ජවිපෙ මත තබා නිහීන ලෙස තහනම් කොට දකුණේ සිවිල් යුද්ධයක් ඇතිකල මිනීමරුවා.... ජනතාවගේ 5/6 බලය තමාගේ බලලෝභී වුවමනා වෙනුවෙන් දුෂ්ඨ ලෙස භාවිතා කල ඇමරිකන් ගැත්තා.. අද ඒ හිගන රට චීනයට, ඇමරිකාවට හා ඉන්දියාවට කොටසින් කොටස විකීණීමට 2/3 බලයක් සමග 20 වැනි විව්‍යස්ථා සංශෝධනය ඕනෑ යැයි තප්පු ලන ගෝඨා නම් ඇමරිකන් පුරවැසියා.. එදා JR කල දෙය අද 200% ක් හොදින් කිරීමට දිවුරුන් දුන් ගෝඨා /බැසිල්/ මහින්ද ත්‍රිත්වයේ රට ඈවර කිරීමේ පුණ්‍යය කර්මයට ඔබත් ඔබේ චන්ද කුසුම පොහොට්ටුවට ජූජා කලාද???????????

[@roninronin6405]

how cruel is that to separate from its mother and natural habitat? the thinking of these leaders are something else

[@udaranayanajith8813]

Now Sri Lanka is a very poor country all ower the world...But we have a big history than other countries... Still, people are trying to find a strong leader who can build a Proud nation...Love Sri Lanka, not present political leaders...♠⚓

[@0954jamesa1]

After being lynched from her family and seeing them butchered, Jayathu will be having a good and happy life here in Washington...until she dies aged 20 months due to an improper diet and spending the bulk of her life beaten and in chains - That's what President Reagan meant to say.

[@eroldemiral9513]

What the hell is wrong with you

[@nihalhettiarachchi2061]

JR what a statementship.

[@chanakalabrooy8143]

JR Jayawardene was successfully taking the Country forward when all opposition parties led by the SLFP tried to topple the popular government by organizing the July 1980 islandwide strike. JR Jayawardene dealt with the strikers firmly. He did it within a democratic framework . Today ( 2022 ) there are strikes everyday , but our leaders cannot tackle them despite being bogus democrats.

[@naviya98]

JR ❤

[@adiyagama]

This is animal cruelty, Sri Lanka must stop donating animals. He died after a few months. For god sake, let them be free and live happily in their own environment

[@amilaliyanage581]

Can't believe that this man is the father of downfall of Sri Lanka

[@NisalZoysa]

The time Sri Lanka rules in South Asia ❤

[@prettygood3318]

JR was a pretty good leader. Probably the best Sri Lanka had.

[@nalindasampath1049]

Wow such a diplomatic ties between usa and sl. But things are now changed in sl 2024..

[@dilroymanohar3395]

I wonder what happened to Jayathu

[@crazyfolks157]

The World recognised JR Jayawardena as a great leader and respected him. Before and after him only Ranil Wickramasighe matched him in standard.

[@DhanushkaGunarathna]

This man cannot compare with reagan. Reagan is someone who led US to a better country. JR is someone who amend the constitution and becomes president then did various types of criminal activities with executive power. Don’t make this man as a hero

[@domijayawardena9495]

Correct universal time

[@Ashanfx]

she was died in 1996

[@madushan2053]

😥

[@jayanathsenadheera409]

Baby Elephant From Sri Lanka Dies at Zoo By Martin Weil August 31, 1984 A 20-month-old elephant, presented to President Reagan at the White House in June by the president of Sri Lanka as a state gift, died yesterday at the National Zoo, provoking expressions of dejection and disappointment from Pennsylvania Avenue to Embassy Row. Despite what were described as vigorous and determined efforts to save her, the animal named Jayathu, which means Victory, died in the elephant house 73 days after Reagan formally received her on the lawn of the Executive Mansion from Sri Lankan President Junius R. Jayewardene. The precise nature of the ailment that caused the young Asiatic elephant to shed almost all of the 120 pounds she had added to her 300-pound frame since she arrived here, was not immediately known. An autopsy was under way last night at the zoo hospital, zoo officials said. For the past two weeks, they said, the elephant -- an orphan that had been found in a deep pit in her native land -- had been ill with symptoms that included diarrhea and a depressed appetite for the milk-based formula on which she was being reared. Other formulas were tried, but to no avail. "President and Mrs. Reagan have heard the news" about the elephant, "and of course were very sorry," a White House spokesman said last night. Ernest Corea, ambassador of Sri Lanka, noted that while "all animals are special" to the residents of his Asian island nation, elephants are "very special." He described himself as "very saddened" by the death of Jayathu. He said one embassy staff member wept and all others reacted with "quite great sorrow" on learning of the fate of the 3-foot-tall elephant, which had been presented June 18 during a state visit by Sri Lankan President Jayewardene. The elephant -- a symbol of the political parties of both Reagan and the Asian leader -- is the only animal privileged to carry the casket of holy relics of Lord Buddha on sacred holidays in Sri Lanka. Ambassador Corea said he was "somewhat puzzled" by the death, asserting that the mortality rate among captive elephants in Sri Lanka is extremely low. Zoo director Michael Robinson, who described himself as "personally grieved" to lose Jayathu, said the zoo's veterinarians and keepers had worked around the clock with "extraordinary dedication, skill and love" to save "this charming animal to which I and many zoogoers had become so attached." Jayathu was sent here from a Sri Lankan elephant orphanage, where she had lived since being rescued from a deep pit into which she had fallen. She arrived before the formal presentation and was on exhibition from June 15 through Tuesday. At that time, zoo officials said, after two weeks of treatment for what appeared to be an allergic reaction to her infant formula, she was refusing all food and drink. The elephant house was closed, and a tube was inserted into her stomach so she could receive nourishment directly. Through the tube, Jayathu was given glucose, vitamins, electrolytes and fluids, Robinson said. Wednesday morning, he said, there were signs that the efforts of veterinarians and keepers were meeting with success. "We thought . . . she was looking very much better," Robinson said. But, he added, Jayathu's condition then appeared to "spiral down," and at 4:45 p.m. yesterday, despite efforts to save her that were "above and beyond the call of duty," she died. The zoo has two other Asiatic elephants and one African elephant. African elephants are larger, with noticeably larger ears. In Sri Lanka, an island off the southeast coast of India, orphan elephants are fed with formula until they reach an age of between three and five years, Robinson said. The animals normally have a life span approximating that of humans, and may weigh as much as 5 1/2 tons. 0 Comments Martin Weil Martin Weil is a longtime reporter at The Washington Post. Follow

[@yougop7]

This is the time srilanka was one of the world developed nation

[@maththakagamagesunandakith7559]

Good

[@JayathilakaPrasanna-cu3zb]

එළ එළ එළ 1994 ඉඳන් හොර හැත්ත දැකලා දැකලා අපිට එපාවෙලා තියෙන්නේ

[@human2470]

Jr thama rata Kapu balla. Sirimavo hadagena pay eka kawa

[@PIXELvoiz]

this elephant still lives?

[@Ssss-eh5kt]

There's a comment saying he passed away 73 days later in a Washington zoo :(

[@PIXELvoiz]

@@Ssss-eh5kt oh damn probably the environment didnt suit him

[@sherinjones5080]

Lucky president

[@Dharmadasa-c4h]

රටට ම....කෙළිය......... නහ.........ලොම්බා......!

[@lakilaki7753]

Baby jayathu stolen whole event...🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@nalindaranasinha5717]

What happen him now baby jayathu?

[@sanduljay1615]

ජයතු ඊට අවුරුදු කිහිපයකට පස්සේ මැරුනා. වයිරස් එකක් හැදිලා

[@ashokaekanayaka1759]

wonder how's that elephant is doing now ?

[@Direckszz]

Unfortunately, the elephant died of a mysterious disease a few months after.

[@lahiruudaw9021]

Body language shows it all 😂😂😂😂

[@antonfernando8409]

President Reagan seems genuinely touched by the baby elephant gift, hopefully our current SL president won't gift a baby donkey to President Biden.

[@manojalwis123]

President JR didn't like the elephant to be dressed as the little baby didn't like it.

[@anuradhawickramasinghe6585]

03:22 ඉදන් 03:44 වෙනකල් වෙනදේ පැහැදිලිකරනවද ප්ලීස්

[@smuk386]

There were name tags on the floor for the distinguished guests to stand but Prez. Regan ushered Prez. JR and wife to see the baby elephant.

[@thushanlahiru6134]

Dakka supirima mola karayek thama

[@NormanDeMel]

J R wage ugath athdakim thibena ganna ona thirana kelin ganna mahathak

[@sampathjayathilaka8558]

Muge parapurata gaawicha wesige puthala amuwen kahuthu kanawa ahu unothin

[@madukagunawardana3488]

Dan inne 225 hipatuwone

[@shanthihewamuni677]

ලංකාවෙ විනාශයට මුල්ම කාල බොම්බෙ ගැහැව්වෙ JR

[@lifeinjangle196]

උබෙ අම්මගෙන් අහපන් ගහපු බෝම්බෙ ගැන කියයි...

[@shanthihewamuni677]

@@lifeinjangle196 උබට මොකද මුලම තදවෙලා අම්මා අප්පා ගැන කතා නොකර වරකො

[@sasiru]

This's not the place to talk those things! I think. Sry!

[@jeromperera2511]

නොදකින් මෝඩයා බලපන් ලංකාවට ඒ දවස්වල තිබ්බ පිලි ගැන්ම.. දැන් තියනවාද එහෙම එකක්

[@human2470]

Sira. U ratama kawa. Sirimavo ganata hadan apu rata Mu kawa

[@madhawawijesinghe433]

She was die in the Washington D.C zoo elephant house after 73 days from this day ...

[@Athula_Bandara]

Why?

[@madhawawijesinghe433]

@@Athula_Bandara couse to diarrhea

[@ගජමිතුරෝ-භ4ඤ]

මෙන්න යකෝ නයකයා...දවසකට හරි ලෝකයම පිලිගත් අග්‍රගණ්‍යම නායකයෙක් ජේ ආර්...මෙතුමට මිනිස්සු දොස් කිව්වත් මෙතුමා ලොව පිලිගත් නායකයෙක් ...

[@diazbrother7188]

පක තමා කැරි පොන්නයට පුක දියන් තෝ මූ විදෝල මකබෑවිල ගියේ රට විනාශ කරපු පාපෙට

[@Sri-o5b]

🤪

[@samanalayasadasamanalaya393]

🗡️😡😡

[@mettanandajayasingha4642]

රට කන්න මුල් ගල තැබූ කාලකන්නියා. වලටත් හෙන ගහපන්.

[@arkariyawasamkariyawasam1304]

Mulinam rata kapu charithayak, me man

[@janitha001]

හුකාන්

[@directorinformationtechnol5627]

Do not insult. You are a immature creature.

[@dayanhamine7533]

Get lots idiot

[@pandukajayampathi8666]

JR එක්ක බලපුවම රටකාපු ,රට වලපල්ලට යවපු, වලවල් වලටත් හෙනගහන්න ඕන එවුන් ඉන්නෙ දැන්.අද අපි හිගාකන රටක්

[@troneypeiris8231]

oyu kalakanni j.r . jayawardana kiyana yaksaya mee sri lanka rajadhaniya kaala beela vinasa kala, oya awajathaka ponnaya 77 awe nethnam ada ape rata me loke utumma rata wela aurudu 40 k, athi garu sirimavo uttamaviya eda bathin purawapu aoe vee gabada 40 ara radaunge radava rupiyal laksa 2 ta vikke b.o.i . karainta laksa 25 k u gatta . eta 8 dunna jr. wawanne netiwa . gabada his kala, kaalakanniya ape rata keewa .