1. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka.
11 Facts About Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a Roman Catholic and hailed from a minority ethnic group Colombo Chetties.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle has done the preliminary education at Ave Maria Convent, Negombo, then entered Maris Stella College, Negombo for primary and secondary education.
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In 1972 Jeyaraj Fernandopulle became a Maths and Science teacher after leaving the school, but left teaching to become a lawyer in 1974.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle passed out from the Sri Lanka Law College in 1977 as an Attorney-at-law.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle began his political career in 1970 as an election agent for a Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle held several Ministerial posts since 1994, which were the Minister of Catholic Affairs, the Minister of Ethnic Concession and National Unity, the Minister of Air Port and Aviation, and the Minister of Road Development.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle strongly justified the forced eviction of Tamils from Colombo lodges in June 2007.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle can say whatever he wants, but I will still go by what I said and that is, John Homes is a terrorist who takes bribes from the LTTE.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed on 6 April 2008 along with 14 others by an alleged suicide bomber, who exploded himself at the start of a marathon race which was part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration in Weliveriya town.
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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle is survived by his wife, Dr Sudharshani Fernendopulle, daughter Samurdhi and son Bhanuka.