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Jinadasa Weerasinghe

Jinadasa Weerasinghe
Member of Parliament
for Tangalle
In office
1977–1987
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1926-06-08)8 June 1926
Died31 July 1987(1987-07-31) (aged 61)

Puwakdandawa Jinadasa Weerasinghe (8 June 1926 – 31 July 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament who represented the Tangalle electorate for United National Party from 1977 to 1987. He was assassinated by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during the second JVP insurrection.[1]

After being elected in the 1977 general election, he was shot dead on 31 July 1987 while his car was stopped on the way to his home in Tangalle. He was returning from the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, following which riots broke out and curfew was imposed island wide. His teenage son who was accompanying him was also shot and critically wounded. Police blamed the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna for the assassination.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "Hon. Weerasinghe, Puwakdandawa Jinadasa, M.P." parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lawmaker Slain After Signing of Sri Lanka Pact". LA Times. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Memories of a Horrific Day in Parliament". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 15 January 2024.