In a bid to clear and widen the entrance to the heritage city of Galle, accessed via the Southern Expressway, the Road ...

He entered politics to serve his fellowmen better. Al-Haj Thassim was elected to the Galle Municipal Council in 1947 and served as Mayor of Galle from 1950 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1962. Mayor Thassim ...