Funeral of late Minister Thondaman tomorrow

Funeral of late Minister Thondaman tomorrow

May 30, 2020   11:11 am

The final rites of late CWC Leader and Minister Arumugam Thondaman are expected to be carried out with State honours tomorrow (31), at the Norwood Ground in Hatton.

In the meantime, his remains are to be placed at the headquarters of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) in Kotagala, prior to the funeral.

When the remains of the late leader of estate workers were brought to his homeplace in Ramboda, Kotmale yesterday (29), a large number of people including politicians had paid their last respects, Ada Derana reporter said.

On Thursday morning (28), the remains were kept Lying-in-State in the Assembly Hall of the Parliament.

President Gotabaya Rajapakshe, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe, ministers and former parliamentarians including the former Speaker of 8th Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, foreign diplomats, the staff of the Parliament and officials from departments and institutes affiliated to the Parliament were among the dignitaries who arrived at the Parliament Complex to pay their last respects.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

Most Viewed Video Stories

LG Polls: Appeals Court issues order on rejected nominations (English)

LG Polls: Appeals Court issues order on rejected nominations (English)

Motion to remove Deshabandu from IGP post to be tabled in Parliament next week (English)

Immigration Dept's regional office to be established in Jaffna (English)

42 persons yet to return licensed firearms; Legal actions to follow (English)

Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith and private secretary sentenced to 16 years rigorous imprisonment

LIVE🔴 Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm

LIVE🔴 Ada Derana Lunch Time News Bulletin 12.00 pm

Consideration of petitions against rejection of LG Election nominations adjourned (English)