Amarakeerthi Athukorala

Amarakeerthi Athukorala (23 December 1964 – 9 May 2022) was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Podujana Peramuna in the Sri Lankan parliament from Polonnaruwa Electoral District.^[1][2][3]

Amarakeerthi Athukorala
අමරකීර්ති අතුකෝරල அமரகீர்த்தி அதுகோரள
Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa District
In office 20 August 2020 – 9 May 2022
Personal details
Born	(1964-12-23)23 December 1964 Ceylon
Died	9 May 2022(2022-05-09) (aged 57) Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

During the 2022 Sri Lankan protests after armed loyalists of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa launched a violent attack against peaceful protestors violence erupted against government politicians. In the town of Nittambuwa, Athukorala's vehicle confronted a mob during which Athukorala's body guard opened fire, killing a man and wounding another. He later escaped along with his bodyguard and sought refuge in a nearby building, where they were later found dead.^[a][4]

See also

• List of members of the Sri Lankan Parliament who died in office

Notes

1. Initially it was disputed if they were killed by the mob or if both committed suicide, but subsequent investigations revealed they had been beaten to death by the angry mob