Ratnasiri Wickremanayake funeral on December 31

The funeral for former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake will be held on December 31 in Horana, the former Prime Ministers son Vidhura Wickremanayake confirmed.

The former Prime Ministers body will lie in state at the Parliament between 10. 30 a.m and 11. 30 a.m. tomorrow morning for Parliament to pay their last respects.

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake passed away this morning at the age of 83.

He was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital a few days ago, on December 21.