Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Chairman Lasantha Wickremesekera was shot dead yesterday after two individuals on a motorcycle opened fire on him.

The Chairman was shot while he was seated in his chair at the PS's Public Day proceedings. Wickremesekera was rushed to the hospital for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries, Police confirmed. The two assailants arrived on a motorcycle, carried out the shooting and fled the scene.

Wickremesekera who represented the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), was elected Chairman following an open vote conducted in the council recently. Police investigations into the shooting are currently underway.

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