Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra

Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
භාරත ලක්ෂ්මන් ප්‍රේමචන්ද්‍ර
Member of Parliament
for Colombo
In office
1994–2004
Personal details
Born26 January 1956
Sri Lanka
Died8 October 2011(2011-10-08) (aged 55)
Walpola Junction, Angoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Manner of deathAssassination by firearm
Political partySri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
SpouseSumana
Children2, including Hirunika Premachandra
Alma materCarey College, Colombo
Occupationpolitician

Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra (Sinhala: භාරත ලක්ෂ්මන් ප්‍රේමචන්ද්‍ර) (26 January 1956 – 8 October 2011) also known as "Lucky Aiya", was a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, and Adviser (Trade Unions) to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[1][2] He was killed along with his bodyguards during a shootout within the same party rival group allegedly headed by MP Duminda Silva.

  1. ^ Bharatha Lakshman dead. Daily Mirror, Retrieved on 08th October 2011.
  2. ^ Bharatha Lakshman killed. BBC News, Retrieved on 08th October 2011.