Jeyaraj Fernandopulle - Life Story

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a prominent politician, who hailed from the Colombo Chetti minority community in Sri Lanka. Also a qualified attorney-at-law, he commenced his political career with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) in 1983.
He became a Member of Parliament for the first time from the Katana electorate in 1989. Thereafter he was consecutively elected by a large number of preferential votes in 1994, 2000, 2001 and 2004.
He has held a number of Ministerial posts since 1994, including, Catholic Affairs, Ethnic Concession and National Unity, Port and Aviation, and Road Development. On 6th April 2008, he was killed in a LTTE suicide attack, that also killed 13 others, while on his way to wave the flag to mark the start of a Marathon race. Married to Dr. Sudharshani Fernandopulle, and father of two, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was the Minister of Highways and Road Development and the Chief Government Whip, at the time of his death.

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[stj1003]

People of the Civilized World,

Look how Sri Lankan Forces liberating tamil civilians from the clutches of the LTTE-worlds most brutal, ruthless terrorists.

LTTE is killing civilians who want to leave area with shells, machine gun fire, sucide bombs.

Today is a historic day as many as 30,000 Tamil civilians were rescued from LTTE murderers!

LTTE cowards and die-ass-pora bastards playing fool with western world with false propaganda of genocide. See for your self who is liberating whom!

[braze2006]

R.I.P may your work echo in eternity, men like you never die..thank you for all your great work..our prayers are with you..

[ASHIDAS]

Rest In Peace Jayaraj Uncle...

[sachine04]

R.I.P Jeyaraj Uncle...