The Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, Lasantha Wickramasekera, also known as “Midigama Lasa”, was shot by two unidentified assailants this morning.
According to police, the gunmen arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire while Wickramasekera was seated in his official chair at the Pradeshiya Sabha office.
He was rushed to the hospital with gunshot injuries.
