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11 Facts About Rudra Rajasingham

1.

Rudra Srichandra Rajasingham was a Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat.

2.

Rudra Rajasingham was the Inspector General of Police and Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia.

3.

Rudra Rajasingham was a school prefect and member of the cricket and rugby teams at Trinity College.

4.

Rudra Rajasingham played cricket and rugby for the university too.

5.

Rudra Rajasingham worked at several police stations including Tangalle, Mannar and Colombo.

6.

Rudra Rajasingham rose up the ranks and in 1982 he was appointed Inspector General of Police, the most senior police officer post in the country.

7.

Rudra Rajasingham was a Sri Lankan representative at the Thimpu peace talks with Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups in 1985.

8.

Rudra Rajasingham was head of the Police Sports Club and its rugby section.

9.

Rudra Rajasingham was later chairman of the State Mortgage Bank and a member of the first Commission to Investigate Allegations Bribery and Corruption.

10.

Rudra Rajasingham was president of Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union between 1993 and 1994.

11.

Rudra Rajasingham died on 24 March 2006 at the Police Hospital in Colombo.