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Podi Wije

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Podi Wije (died 1954) was a notorious gang robber from Polonnaruwa.

He terrorised the North Central Province in Sri Lanka for several months before being shot dead in a jungle five miles off a Minneriya rice mill.[1]

His legacy includes a song bearing his name written and performed by Anton Jones and the 1988 film Podi Wije.[1]

References

  1. ^ Tribune. Ceylon News Service. 1954. Retrieved 2008-02-12.


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