Death of former Commissioner General of Janasaviya Susil Siriwardene

August 24, 2021

Death of former Commissioner General of Janasaviya Susil SiriwardeneSusil Siriwardane, the architect of the Janasaviya programme under late President R. Premadasa, has passed away yesterday morning. He too was a victim of Covid. Though Mr Siriwardene initially recovered from Covid, developed breathing difficulties few days after. Oxford educated Mr Siriwardene initially joined the Educaion Department as a teacher and was involved in JVP politics during the 1971 insurrection. A relative of the late S.W.R.D Bandaranaike later joined the Ceylon Administrative Service and became the Commissioner General of Janasaviya now known as Samurdhi under late President R.Premadasa.

Death of former Commissioner General of Janasaviya Susil Siriwardene

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