Mahanama Samaraweera centenary remembrance

Oct 19, 2017

A function to mark the centenary remembrance of Mahanama Samaraweera, father of finance and media minister Mangala Samaraweera, took place in Matara today (19) under the auspices of speaker Karu Jayasuriya.

Mahanama Samaraweera was first elected to parliament in 1952 on the Communist Party ticket. In 1956, he was appointed the justice minister. He represented parliament until 1965, and also held the home affairs, local government and housing portfolios.