He served as the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1970-1977) and a Member of Senate of Ceylon.
He was a political rival of Alfred Duraiappah and was initially suspected of behind his death.
[1] However, the assassination was widely blamed on the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its leader V.
[2][3] On 25 April 1978 the LTTE issued an open letter, which was published in the Virakesari, claiming responsibility for the assassination of eleven people including Duraiappah.
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