Remains lying at Parliament today

Shirley Wijesinghe

Justice and Law Reforms Minister Amarasiri Dodangoda passed away on Saturday at a private Hospital in Colombo. He had been under intensive care for nearly two months.

His remains will lie at the Jayaratne Funeral Parlour till 9.00 am today (1). The body will then be taken to Parliament to enable Parliamentarians and the staff to pay their last respects from 9.30 am to 11.30 a.m.

Thereafter the remains will be taken to his residence at Maitipe Lane, Karapitiya, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha told the Daily News yesterday. Funeral arrangements will be notified later.

Minister Dodangoda started his political career as the Baddegama SLFP organiser and entered Parliament in 1983 contesting the Baddegama electorate at a by-election.

In 1993, he was appointed Southern Province Chief Minister. He was re-elected to Parliament in 1994.

He held the portfolios of Indigenous Medicine, Co-operatives, Vocational Training, Local Government, Public Administration and Home Affairs.

He was appointed Justice and Law Reforms Minister in 2005. Minister Dodangoda leaves his wife and two sons.