Jayasena Rajakaruna - efficient people's representative
S.B. Nawinne Rural Industries and Employment
Promotion Minister
Jayasena Rajakaruna was born on March 27, 1927 as the son of R.M.
Punchisingho Rajakaruna and J.M. Podinona in the village Dehethgama,
Panduwasnuwara in the Kurunegala district. He received his primary
education at Dehethgama Maha Vidyalaya and secondary education at the
Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala and started his career as an English
teacher at Kuliyapitiya Central School and became a very successful
teacher who won the hearts of the students, teachers and parents alike.
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After taking up law studies he passed out as an Attorney-at-Law in
1953 and started his practice in his new profession in which soon he
became a popular member of the bar. He took great pains to appear for
the underprivileged people of his district.
He also had joined the Sinhala Maha Sabha in 1947 and became one of
its regional leaders who had understood the hopes and aspirations of the
people. He was elected the Chairman of the Bingiriya Village Council as
one of the youngest people to hold that position. In 1982 he was
appointed the SLFP Organizer of the Panduwasnuwara electorate and worked
hard to protect the rights of the SLFP members of the electorate facing
many obstacles.
In 1989, he was elected a Member of Parliament from the Kurunegala
district and was re-elected in 1994 and served the people as an
efficient representative of the people who understood their problems
well. He understood the irrigation systems and was responsible for
starting a number of irrigation projects in the district. He also took
steps to stop the illicit liquor production and use, that was becoming a
menace to society, as an active temperance leader.
In 2001 he retired from politics but played an active role in
religious and social activities and also played the role of the veteran
politician counselling the younger politicians.
May he attain Nibbana
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