Wasantha Handapangoda passes away

Former President of the Sri Lanka Podujana Education Services Union, Wasantha Handapangoda, has passed away. 

Reports indicate that she succumbed to a sudden illness.

She had been hospitalized while visiting her daughter in England recently, where she had been receiving treatment for two days before her death.

Handapangoda was a teacher by profession and had gained considerable attention in society following the violent incidents that took place during the Galle Face protests on May 9, 2022.