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COLOMBO (News 1st): Several dignitaries expressed their grief over the passing of the former Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera, who passed away due to COVID-19 today (24).
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a Facebook message said that he is deeply saddened to hear the sudden demise of Mangala Samaraweera, a former Minister of the United National Party and a former Member of Parliament, an honored politician who made a significant contribution to the Sri Lankans by launching great transformations in the course of Sri Lankan politics.