Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Colombo, April 19 () - The final rites of the late former Deputy Minister Palitha Thevarapperuma are scheduled to be performed today (19) in the grave prepared by him, family sources said.

Accordingly, the burial ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the burial site in the Yatadolawatta area of Mathugama, which he prepared while he was alive.

The body of the late former Deputy Minister was brought to his home on Wednesday (17) night, where a large crowd arrived to pay their last respects.

He died from electrocution when he was attempting to connect two electrical wires at his home and died after being admitted to the Nagoda Hospital on April 16.

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