Former UNP MP Leelaratne passes away at 91

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Former UNP MP H.D.L. Leelaratne passed away yesterday at the age of 91. He was the first MP to represent the then newly formed Seruwila electorate and entered parliament in 1977 under President J.R. Jayawardena's government. He served in parliament from 1977 to 1988. The funeral will be held on the 25th of December at his residence at Weerakoon Gardens, Kandy.