Manodha Wijeyeratne passes away
Former Minister Manodha Wijeyeratne passed away in Singapore yesterday, a family member said.
He was 54.
Mr Wijeyeratne who entered politics in 1989 and the Proejct Minister for Plantation Industries in 1993 under the UNP governemnt. He later join the UPFA and served as the a Non-Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development .
He also served as the Chairman of the National Council for Road Safety and headed a parliamentary select committee of road safety playing a key role in prevention of accidents.
His funeral arragnements will be notified later.