Role Sri Lankan Politician Spouse(s) Sumana Premachandra | Religion Theravada Buddhism Children Hirunika Premachandra Name Bharatha Premachandra | |
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Died October 8, 2011, Sri Lanka Party Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya | ||
Bharatha lakshman premachandra funeral new vanakkam
Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra (Sinhala: භාරත ලක්ෂ්මන් ප්රේමචන්ද්ර) (26 January 1956 – 8 October 2011) was a Sri Lankan politician a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Adviser (Trade Unions) to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was killed along with his bodyguards during a shootout within the same party rival group allegedly headed by MP Duminda Silva.
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- Bharatha lakshman premachandra funeral new vanakkam
- Bharatha lakshman premachandra killed in shooting
- Political career
- References
Bharatha lakshman premachandra killed in shooting
Political career
Premachandra received his education at Ananda College. Due to his father's influence he became closely associated with leftist politics and became a Member of Kolonnawa Urban Council. Later he joined the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party and became its organizer for Kolonnawa. Representing the party in the first Provincial Council election in Sri Lanka, he became a PC member in the United Socialist Alliance. He was first elected to Parliament contesting the 1994 General Election as a Member of the Mahajana Party from the Colombo district. In 2000 election too he represented Parliament as an Opposition member representing the People's Alliance.
