Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (8 September 1962 – 9 February 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament, lawyer and former wrestling champion.[1]
He was fired from his cabinet position after he accused Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa of entering into an accord with LTTE.[2] He had alleged he faced death threats.[3] In March 2007, he was arrested on charges of misusing a government vehicle[4] He was associated with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana faction.[5] His parliamentary web page identified him as a member of parliament for the district of Gampaha, a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance, and a Buddhist.[6] His death is highly controversial and believed to have inside hands from the government.
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^Daily News (Sri Lanka), Monday, 12 April 2004, "Jeewan, Sripathi want sports to reach greater heights" by Dinesh Weerawansa 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
sripathi, sooriyarachchi, september, 1962, february, 2008, lankan, politician, member, parliament, lawyer, former, wrestling, champion, sripathi, sooriyaarachchimpmember, parliamentfor, gampaha, districtin, office, april, 2004, february, 2008succeeded, byreggi. Sripathi Sooriyarachchi 8 September 1962 9 February 2008 was a Sri Lankan politician member of parliament lawyer and former wrestling champion 1 Hon Sripathi SooriyaarachchiMPMember of Parliamentfor Gampaha DistrictIn office 22 April 2004 9 February 2008Succeeded byReggie RanatungaMajority76 637 Preferential VotesPersonal detailsBorn 1962 09 08 8 September 1962Died9 February 2008 2008 02 09 aged 45 NationalitySri LankanPolitical partySri Lanka Freedom PartyOther politicalaffiliationsUnited People s Freedom AllianceSpouseDilrukshi SooriyaarachchiChildren4Alma materSt Anthony s College WattalaOccupationLawyerHe was fired from his cabinet position after he accused Sri Lanka s president Mahinda Rajapaksa of entering into an accord with LTTE 2 He had alleged he faced death threats 3 In March 2007 he was arrested on charges of misusing a government vehicle 4 He was associated with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana faction 5 His parliamentary web page identified him as a member of parliament for the district of Gampaha a member of the United People s Freedom Alliance and a Buddhist 6 His death is highly controversial and believed to have inside hands from the government References Edit Daily News Sri Lanka Monday 12 April 2004 Jeewan Sripathi want sports to reach greater heights by Dinesh Weerawansa Archived 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sooriyaarachchi killed in accident Sripathi seeks police protection against death threats BBC Sinhala 17 March 2007 17 24 GMT Former Minister arrested and remanded ColomboPage Saturday February 9 2008 11 59 GMT Sri Lanka MP Sripathi Sooriyarachchi killed in road accident Parliament of Sri Lanka Sripathi Sooriyarachchi Archived 2011 07 18 at the Wayback Machine This article about a politician from Western Province Sri Lanka is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sripathi Sooriyarachchi amp oldid 1063402541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
