Former minister Kumara Welgama has passed away.
Former minister Kumara Welgama has passed away. He was 74 years old when at the time his demise. He was passed away in a private hospital in Colombo this morning.
He started his political career in 1982 as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Organizer of the Agalawatta Electorate. Mr. Kumara Welgama, who was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1994, represented Kalutara District in Parliament for 30 consecutive years.
He has held many ministerial positions in industries, transport etc. In the 2020 general elections, he contested together with Samagi Jana Balawega. Mr. Kumara Welgama, who founded the New Lanka Freedom Party under the rabbit sign, was its leader when he died.
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