P. Kumarasiri
Premalal Kumarasiri (12 December 1919 - 2004) was a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament.[1]
Premalal Kumarasiri was born on 12 December 1919 in Gonapinuwala, a village in the south of Sri Lanka.[2] He attended the local village school and then Ananda College in Colombo.[2] After graduating he took up full-time work for the Communist Party of Ceylon.
In 1947 he was elected to the first parliament of Ceylon, representing the Hakmana electorate,[3] as the Communist Party's candidate. At only twenty-eight years old he was the youngest sitting member of the parliament.[2]
References
- ^ "Hon. Kumarasiri, Premalal M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Rajapaksa, Mahinda (7 October 2004). "A tribute to Premalal Kumarasiri". The Island. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
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