Final rites of Thewarapperuma to be held on Friday

17 April 2024 10:35 am

Colombo, April 17 (Daily Mirror) - According to the family members, the funeral service for former Deputy Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma is scheduled to take place this  Friday (10).

He had experienced an electric shock yesterday while attempting to connect two electrical wires at his residence and had passed away after being admitted to the Nagoda Hospital.

He had already prepared his burial plot in Kalutara for him to be laid to rest. His last wish was for his burial to take place within 24 hours of his death and his remains to be taken for burial on his own carriage.