Former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Expired

 A veteran of the SLFP. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake entered parliament in 1960. Joining the SLFP in 1962, he was re-elected from Horana electorate in 1965 and 1970. He later returned to the Parliament from Kalutara District and was the Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001 and then from 2005 to 2010 . Ratnasiri Wickramanayake is an adviser of President Maithripala Sirisena. He was admitted to a private hospital in Colombo recently to get treatment.  . He died today in the Private Hospital.