Vijaya
Kumaratunga death anniversary
[February
14, 2003 - 10.45 GMT]
February
16 marks the fifteenth death
anniversary of popular actor and politician, Vijaya Kumaratunga.
Vijaya
was the founder leader of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party (SLMP).
The
SLMP was the first party to start discussions to find a political solution
to the ethnic conflict. Vijaya continued a valiant struggle to restore peace
in the country. Together with wife Chandrika he led peace missions to the
North on a number of occasions.
He
played the lead role in his first film Hanthane Kathawa. In a career
that spanned nearly two decades, he acted in 114 films and won several
awards.
He
held the unique record of being voted as the most popular actor from 1983 to
1988. Vijaya performed in one English film, The God King and one
Tamil film, Nanguran during his career.
Vijaya
Kumaratunga was assassinated outside his residence in the outskirts of
Colombo on February 16, 1988.
President
Chandrika Kumaratunga attended a
memorial lecture at the New Town Hall in Colombo yesterday. Western Province
Chief Minister Reginald Cooray and Prof. K.D. Arulpragasam delivered the
orations.
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