Minister of Highways and Road Development Jeyaraj Fernandopulle of Sri Lanka

Fernandopulle is one of the most popular politicians in Sri Lanka.

Fernandopulle was jealous and angry of Wirantha or being popular under the guidance of then Ministers of Fisheries, Mahinda Rajapakse.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a Tamil minister and one of the most senior in the government and a potential Prime Minister! This was a person with real power to change things for the Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was attending a function to mark the forthcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year in the western district of Grampaha.

Mr Fernandopulle is the second minister to have been assassinated this year.

He was about to wave a flag to start a marathon race when the bomb went off.

LankaNewspapers: An online Tamil News website (orunews) reports that Mr.

this is an inside job as Jeyaraj Fernandopulle had many enemies in Sri Lanka.

Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is a Catholic hails from Katana and in 1984 he was appointed as the SLFP chief organizer of the Katana electorate.

2008-04-21 11:30:11 CREATING A NICHE in Sri Lanka’s politics by presenting himself as a leader of a minority community and mixing his religion, Roman Catholicism with politics with ambitions to become the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka as a close confidante of the President is one of the main reasons why Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was assassinated, says a pro-LTTE weekly printed in Canada and distributed all over Europe.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a nationalist and never a communalist.

The best tribute to Minister Fernandopulle is to crush the LTTE terrorists.

an endless craving for using the internet and modern technology.

the unity of all communities and against the LTTE brutalism.

of the Government Chief Minister and the Chief Organiser of the Party.

all religious and ethnic groups equally.

Fernandopulle was a critic of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Fernandopulle had been part of the failed peace talks with the Tamil Tigers.

Fernandopulle was a prime target of the LTTE.

and Christian, slain over the years by the Tamil Tigers.

30pm) It is revealed by now that Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was assassinated due to lack of security, provided by the Special Task Force.

From last February, security of Minister Fernandopulle was transferred to STF from MSD as per request made by the Senior DIG, who is in charge of the MSD, to the Commandant, STF.

An online Tamil News website(orunews) reports that Mr.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed by a parcel bomb and not by a suicidal attack.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was the Minister of Highways and he attended an event, which Mahinda Yapa Abeyawardena or Gamini Lokuge should have attended.

The website further reports that Jeyaraj Fernandopulle had another face behind his smile.

Jeyarajh Fernandopulle was able to achieve victory in the 1989 parliament election due to the death of Niglaspillai.

Whether the SL government had any role in the killing of Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is fuzzy for now.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is reported to be a key player for the ruling Government in the upcoming Eastern election.

LTTE killers have done the postmortem examination and its media started the usual third grade propganda.

Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was an ambassador of peace.

Acting Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Kitulgoda said Fernandopulle had been a personal friend from his Law College Days and it was very unfortunate that such a fate befell him.

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Creating a niche in Sri Lanka’s politics by presenting himself as a leader of a minority community and mixing his religion , Roman Catholicism with politics with ambitions to become the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka as a close confidante of the President is one of the main reasons former Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was assassinated says, a pro-LTTE weekly printed in Canada and distributed all over Europe.

The pro-LTTE news weekly, under its cover story entitled, “Why Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was targeted”, said, the second reason for the killing could be listed as the “deceiving” role he played to lead the Mahinda Rajapaksa government to possible victory at the provincial council elections in the Eastern Province and ridicule the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) possibly by his political intrigues to show that people did not vote for the Tamil Tigers.

The remains of late Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was taken to the Parliament complex at 10.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was born on the 11th of January 1953 in Kochchikade, Welihena.

Fernandopulle was killed in a bomb explosion at Weliweriya town in Gampaha around 7.

Fernandopulle had left the venue and returned again at 7.

In the cabinet re-shuffle following the Presidential election in 2005, Fernandopulle was appointed Minister of Civil Aviation and then as Minister of Highways and Road Development.

says, a pro-LTTE weekly printed in Canada and distributed all over Europe.

to show that people did not vote for the Tamil Tigers.

Fernandopulle was an outspoken politician with exceptional attributes of courage, dynamism and drive, a democrat and upholder of human rights, and someone who stood up for the rights of all communities and religious faiths.

JEYARAJ AT THE AGE OF 4Jeyaraj Fernandopulle could speak.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was born on January 11, 1953 Schools Attended: Primary Education, Averrimary and Secondary Education at Ave-Maria Convent and Maris Stella College, Negombo respectively.

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is a household name in every home where there is respect for human beings, good conscience and rational thinking.

UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT B.

who is also a ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed following the blast in Welliweriya this morning.

The LTTE suicide cadre who targeted Minister Fernandopulle had come in the guise of a marathon runner participating at the New Year sports event, Weliweriya police said.

people, elected by the voters of Gampaha District at several elections.

Government and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

Fernandopulle has first visited the Kanthi Sports Ground at 6.

Fernandopulle came to the ground again at 7.

community in Sri Lanka very much in the government.

his death was the Leader of the House.

director general of the media centre for national security, told Reuters.

Fernandopulle had gone to flag off a marathon race.

when Highways Minister and Chief Government Whip, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was flagging off a marathon race, he moved from behind and detonated explosives reportedly strapped to his waist.

Fernandopulle was a high profile target for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was known in the security establishment for months.

Fernandopulle had favoured a rival group in finding better business opportunities at the BIA.

The Government Analyst has opined that the weight of the explosives used by the suicide bomber in the assassination of Minister Fernandopulle was less than five kilogrammes.

Fernandopulle was taking part in a sporting event and was to flag off a marathon race.

for Karuna’s entry into Parliament.

Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was attending a function to mark the forthcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year in the western district of Grampaha when he was attacked and killed.

The explosion happened as Mr Fernandopulle was attending a New Year celebration at the Kanthi playground in the town of Weliveriya, 30km (18 miles) outside Colombo.

Minister of Highways and Road Development, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed at Weliweriya, 15 kilo metres east of the capital as he was flagging a cycle race to mark the traditional new year season.

Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed following the blast in Welliweriya, Gampaha this morning.