mekada mee harakage citizenship definition eka. meka anuwa mama citizen nemeine
ethakota 1972 di purawasiyonwa define karanne kawda
This is not a reference to the 1972 constitution.
The English version of the document states...
"Every person who, immediately prior to the commencement of the Constitution was a citizen of SriLanka, whether by descent or by virtue of registration in accordance with any law relating to citizenship, shall be entitled to the status and the rights of a citizen of SriLanka as provided in the preceding provisions of this article."
PS: The SL Citizenship is based on the Citizenship Act of 1948 which has been amended again somewhere in 1987 or so.