Former State Minister K. Velaydam of Sri Lanka passes away
Q. Which former minister of Sri Lanka passed away on 14th October 2015?- Published on 19 Oct 15a. Ranil Wickramsinghe
b. Maithripala Sirisena
c. Karu Jayasuriya
d. K. Velayudam
ANSWER: K. Velayudam
K. Velayudam, trade unionist and political as well as former State Minister for Plantation industries passed away at the age of 85 on 14th October 2015. Velayudam started his career in the 1970s as a member of trade union LJEWU. In the years between 2001 and 2004, he was MP and in August, in the year 2014, he re-entered the House.