President pays final respects to Mahinda’s brother

August 25, 2018 11:45 am

President Maithripala Sirisena today visited Medamulana in Weeraketiya to pay his final respects to the late Chandra Tudor Rajapaksa, the brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The President expressed his condolences to the former President and the family members and was also seen engaging in a cordial chat with Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa.

Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa, MP Chamal Rajapaksa and Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya were also present on the occasion.

The cremation ceremony of the late Chandra Rajapaksa is scheduled to take place at the family burial grounds at 2.00pm today (25).

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