Former Minister K. Velayudam passes away

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K. Velayudam, trade unionist-cum-politician and former State Minister for Plantation Industries, died in a private hospital India yesterday. He was 65. The former Minister, a leader representing Tamils of Indian origin, is survived by his wife and four sons, according to an official of the leader’s office. Hailing from Badulla in Uva Province, Mr Velayudam began his public career in the early 1970s as a member of the Lanka Jathika Estate Workers Union (LJEWU), a trade union representing tea, rubber and other plantation workers. At the time of death, he was general secretary of the LJEWU, affiliated to the United National Party (UNP), and president of the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), of which the LJEWU is a member.

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