Colombo (News 1st): The funeral of the late former UPFA MP and former Minister, H.R. Mithrapala will take place on Saturday (September 21). The family of the late minister said, Mithrapala was ill in the recent past and breathed his last at the Karawanella Base Hospital.

He was 73 years old at the time of his death and served as Deputy Minister from 2007 to 2015. The remains are currently at the residence in Karawanella and the final rites will be performed as the Ruwanwella Rajasinghe Maha Vidyalaya Grounds.

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