The 25th commemoration of the death anniversary of late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was held today (01).

The late President Premadasa’s 25th memorial was held near his statue in Hultsdorf, Colombo with the attendance of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Addressing the gathering, President Maithripala Sirisena stated that the character of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa is an exemplary one in the midst of political culture in which politicians try to make their own personal dreams come true forgetting the dreams of the people.

President Sirisena further said that, Mr Premadasa was an excellent leader who worked within a political policy and a philosophy, which focused on uplifting the weak and the feeble in a free, democratic society, never yielding for his personal dreams but to make the dreams of the people come true.

Ranasinghe Premadasa was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka and held the post of Prime Minister, Chief Government Whip and other ministerial posts before swearing in as the 2nd Executive President of Sri Lanka.

He was assassinated by an LTTE bomber during a May Day rally on the 1st of May, 1993.

He is also the father of UNP minister Sajith Premadasa.

The 127th birth anniversary of late trade union leader A. E. Gunasinha will also be commemorated near the statue.