THE FIRST death anniversary of late Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle fell on 6th April 2009. He was killed in a suicide bomb attack, carried out by an LTTE terrorist on 6th April 2008 when he was participating in a New Year festival at Weliweriya.
At the time of his death, he was the Minister of Highways and Road Development, Chief Government Whip, Treasurer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Member of Parliament for Gampaha district.
A series of commemorative ceremonies were held in Katana and his electorate, attended by Mrs. Sudarshani Fernandopulle, wife of the slain Minister. A special plaque erected at Waliweriya where the suicide explosion took place was also opened late Monday (6) evening.
