Sri Lanka, Sept. 19 -- Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga recently spoke at a public event regarding the challenges she faced in balancing state responsibilities with motherhood.

Recalling that she worked dedicatedly for about 15 hours a day-from 7:30 AM after sending her children to school until late into the night-she stated that she acted with firm determination to achieve her difficult targets.

She pointed out that despite financial constraints, she fulfilled her household duties by selling land and carefully managing domestic accounts, while relying on skilled and efficient officials to assist with government affairs.

Significantly, she highlighted that apart from a single trusted domestic worker, she did not give...