The library still maintains a large collection of very old medical books and journals in their original form.
He had a special request that Sri Lanka Medical Library (SLML) be given space in his house and it should be free of any fee.
[2][3] Each year the SLML allocates most of its funds to get connected to modern medical publications, local and abroad.
The library maintains a list of new arrivals for every calendar year so that the membership is helped in their search.
The SLML also provides separate discussion rooms for groups of medical post graduate students.