Demise of Dr. Soma Edirisinghe
Demise of Dr. Soma Edirisinghe, Vice President of Lanka Japan Friendship Society

Deshabandu, Deshashathi Dr. Soma Edirisinghe, Chairperson, EAP Group of Companies and Vice President of the Lanka Japan Friendship Society (LJFS) passed away on the morning of 5th November 2015 after a brief illness at the age of 76. She was a much loved and vibrant figure in the LJFS EXCO. The last project handled by her as Project Chairperson was a fundraiser “Sing Along with Sohan and the X-periments” on 14th March this year held at the BMICH. The project was a resounding success. An entrepreneur, social worker and film producer par excellence, her funeral took place at the General cemetery Kanatte on the same evening, attended by a large gathering of politicians, artistes, friends and family. The President & Members of the LJFS extend their deepest condolences to her family. May she attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana. **********************************************