) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁▁ ▁Category : J apan ese ▁female ▁sing ers ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Tokyo ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Japanese ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁women ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Sel ina ▁Margaret ▁Per era ▁( née ▁Pe ir is ) ▁( 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁social ist ▁and ▁tro t sky ite . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁L anka ▁S ama ▁Sam aja ▁Party ▁( L SS P ) ▁and ▁party ▁secretary . ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Dr ▁N . ▁M . ▁Per era , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁L SS P . ▁ ▁Born ▁Sel ina ▁Margaret ▁Pe ir is ▁to ▁a ▁wealth y ▁family ▁in ▁Bad ulla , ▁she ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Con vent ▁school ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Mus ae us ▁College ▁in ▁Col om bo . ▁She ▁entered ▁Col om bo ▁University ▁College . ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁Girls ’ ▁College ▁in ▁Mount ▁Lav in ia ▁ ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁Princi pal . ▁ ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁South ▁Col om bo ▁Youth ▁League ▁and ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁politics ▁after