Ex-TNA MP for Digamadulla killed in accident

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Former TNA Member of Parliament Podiappuhamy Piyasena, 62 was killed in an accident today morning in the Akkaraipattu area, hospital sources said.

He was admitted to the Kalmunani hospital after his bike collided with a bus.

He entered Parliament after contesting the 2010 Parliamentary election under the TNA and thereafter backed by UPFA. However he contested under the UPFA in 2015 and was defeated.

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