Lal Wickrematunge Explained

Lal Wickrematunge
Birth Date:	13 March 1950
Birth Place:	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Organization:	Leader Publications
Occupation:	Businessman & Media Mogul
Children:	Senali Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge Minal Wickrematunge
Url:	www.thesundayleader.lk

Lal Wickrematunge is a Sri Lankan business man, media mogul and chairman of Leader Publications which he co-founded with brother Lasantha Wickrematunge.Wickrematunge is the son of Harris Wickrematunge former deputy mayor of Colombo.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life and career

Wickrematunge was born to Harris Wickrematunge former deputy mayor of Colombo and is the grand nephew of the late George E. de Silva.Wickrematunge worked in the Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka) and worked as a business man before co-founding The Sunday Leader alongside his brother Lasantha Wickrematunge who was later assassinated in January 2009.^{[4] [5] [6]} Along with his brother Wickrematunge endured constant run-ins with the government for stories his publishing house would carry including a long-standing case made against Wickrematunge and Leader Publications by Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for which he is suing for 2 Billion Rupees (€14 million).

See also

• The Sunday Leader
• Lasantha Wickrematunge

Notes and References

1. News: Lal Wickrematunge . The Guardian. 27 January 2010 . London . 10 February 2009.
2. News: A window for progress in Sri Lanka. Wickrematunge. Lal . 21 May 2009. The Guardian. 27 January 2010 . London.
3. News: My brother's brutal murder has shamed Sri Lankans. Wickrematunge. Lal . 10 February 2009 . The Guardian. 27 January 2010 . London.
4. News: Lal Wickrematunge . The Press Gazette. 2 July 2013 . London . 2 July 2013.
5. News: Shock and anger continue in Sri Lanka. Wickrematunge. Lal . 7 January 2010. rsf. 7 January 2010 . France.
6. News: Tissa Sentence. Wickrematunge. Lal . 2 February 2009 . The Xindex. 2 February 2009 . London.