COLOMBO (News 1st); The Chairman of Laksala & Salusala Sri Lanka Pradeep Gunawardana passed away due to COVID-19 on Monday (17) at the age of 59.

He had died while receiving treatment for the coronavirus at the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Hospital.

Pradeep Gunawardana was also serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

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