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    UPFA General Secretary Prof. Vishwa Warnapala passes away

    February 28, 2016

    General Secretary of United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and former cabinet minister Prof. Vishwa Warnapala has passed away last morning at the age of 79.

    The former Cabinet Minister of Higher Education passed away at a private hospital in Colombo, his family confirmed.



    Prof. Vishwa Warnapala was appointed as the General Secretary of UPFA in August 2015 following the resignation of Minister Susil Premajayantha from the post.



    Prof. Warnapala was an active member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main coalition partner of the UPFA, since his university days and was appointed to the SLFP Central Committee by Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the 1980s.

    Last modified on Sunday, 28 February 2016 08:39

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